Growing a Better Bean
Currently QUALISOY is working to market and promote low-linolenic varieties available from Monsanto, Pioneer and Iowa State University (marketed by Asoyia). By growing these varieties, farmers can produce soybean varieties with less than 3 percent linolenic acid. Such levels of linolenic acid reduce the need for hydrogenation for commercial frying purposes, creating a product the food industry demands. Currently, low-linolenic varieties are available in more than 13 states and regions across the country, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin and the Delaware/Maryland Peninsula.

• Monsanto VISTIVE™ - A low-linolenic soybean variety developed through conventional breeding that will reduce or eliminate trans fatty acids (trans fats) in processed soybean oil. VISTIVE soybeans, which have the Roundup Ready® trait, contain less than 3 percent linolenic acid, compared with 8 percent for traditional soybeans.
  http://www.vistive.com
• Pioneer® Low-Linolenic Soybeans – Pioneer markets soybeans with a low-linolenic-acid profile of less than 3 percent and offers better natural stability and increased shelf life through its Pioneer IndustrySelect® program. The resulting oil is marketed through Bunge North America as TREUS™ Low-Linolenic Soybean Oil. When used for frying, low-linolenic oil eliminates the need for partial hydrogenation in some applications.
  http://www.pioneer.com/llsoy/
• ASOYIA Mid-Oleic ULTRA Low-Linolenic Soybeans - A variety developed by Iowa State University that produces soybean oil with 1 percent linolenic acid and an increased mid-oleic-acid content.
  http://www.notrans.iastate.edu or http://www.asoyia.com

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