CHICAGO (Reuters) – DuPont expects that sales of
supplements of soy overshadow its ingredients sales for
other food this year, due to the demand for sources
protein, especially in beverage alternatives.
DuPont, known for its sales of chemical fiber
synthetic Kevlar, has grown in the food sector from
which it acquired last year to the Danish ingredients producer
food Danisco.
Sales related to food now represent
half of the income of Dupont.
While sales of probiotics, or micro-organisms
they help in the digestion of food used stimulants
in chewing gum and equipment for testing in food are
expanding, soy supplements, mainly the
for the oilseed, protein should register the largest
growth in 2012, said James Borel, Vice President
DuPont Executive.
“Soy protein has many health benefits and
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food companies are eager to find
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proteins in food”, said Borel, during an event of the
industry organised by Reuters in Chicago.
“Continue seeing proteins soybean in more types of
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food and beverage”, said Borel. “This is an area that continues to
in expansion”, he added.
DuPont sells supplements of soy as part of its
joint venture with the food processor Solae
Bunge Ltd.
