What is QUALISOY™?
QUALISOY™ is a one-of-a-kind agricultural initiative designed to unite the soybean industry with a goal of helping market the development and availability of healthier, more functional products available in the marketplace.

Nine out of 10 consumers are somewhat concerned about the nutritional content of food, with one-third rating themselves as "very concerned."* As of January 1, 2006, the FDA required that all food manufacturers include trans fats as a line item on the Nutrition Facts panel. Products containing 0.5 grams or more of trans fats are now subject to mandatory labeling. Trans fats, while sometimes naturally occurring, are created during hydrogenation, a chemical process used to produce stable oils for foods. Because of the FDA requirements, many food companies have switched away from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in an attempt to eliminate trans fats. QUALISOY plays a role in communicating to the food industry about soybean oil alternatives that can serve as trans fat solutions. Prior to the labeling requirements, soybean oil accounted for nearly 80 percent of oil consumed in the United States. QUALISOY aims to help maintain the competitiveness of the U.S. soybean market.

As the first trait enhancement out of the pipeline; low-linolenic soybean oil can reduce or eliminate the need for hydrogenation. The breakthrough of highly functional, low-linolenic soybean oil benefits the food manufacturing and foodservice industries as they continue to respond to the growing consumer demand for healthier foods.

*United Soybean Board 2007 Consumer Attitudes About Nutritionannual survey

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