FUNCTIONAL FACT SHEETS
Meat, Poultry and Seafood | Baked Goods / Cereal Products
Snack Foods | Dairy Applications
SOY PROTEIN IN SNACK FOODS
Food Applications
Soy protein is a cost-effective way to reduce fat and enhance the nutritional profile of many snack foods. A few of these include crackers, cookies, candy ingredients, breakfast/energy bars, energy/food drinks, snack chips, peanut butter spreads, soynut butter and jerky.
Soy Products Used
Soy flour and grits help promote moisture retention, improve color, extend shelf life and, when used in combination with other ingredients, can help lower production costs.
Soynuts offer a healthy alternative crunch as a topping or ingredient while naturally increasing the protein content of the snack item.
Isolated soy protein and soy protein concentrates are used as protein supplements in snack products because of their high protein content, dispersibility and low flavor profile.
Soy Protein Functional Benefits
| Benefits | Soy Protein Products | |||
| Isolated Soy Protein | Soy Protein Concentrates | Soynuts | Soy Flour / Grits | |
| Moisture Retention | X | X | X | |
| Extends Shelf Life | X | X | X | |
| Replaces / Increases Protein | X | X | X | X |
| Enhances Confection Coatings | X | |||
| Color Control | X | X | ||
| Gelation | X | X | ||
| Emulsifies Fats | X | X | ||
| Helps Release Flavors | X | X | ||
| Ability to Disperse | X | X | X | |
SAMPLE FORMULAS
Protein Energy Drink
| Ingredients | % |
| isolated soy protein (Profam 781, 875, 974*) |
9.70 |
| sucrose | 2.10 |
| maltodextrin (5 DE) | 1.60 |
| partially hydrogenated soybean oil | 1.00 |
| potassium citrate | 0.55 |
| sodium hexametaphosphate | 0.40 |
| tricalcium phosphate (TCP) | 0.32 |
| cellulose gel | 0.30 |
| carrageenan | 0.02 |
| vitamin-mineral premix | Q.S. |
| flavors | Q.S. |
| water | to make 100% |
SOURCE: Archer Daniels Midland Company
Low-Fat Crunchy Protein Bar
| Ingredients | % |
| rolled oats | 23.60 |
| textured soy protein concentrate (Response 44101) | 18.01 |
| Amaizo Tru-Sweet9 | 12.45 |
| honey | 11.74 |
| dextrose | 7.93 |
| chocolate chips, frozen | 6.80 |
| brown sugar syrup* | 5.67 |
| coconut | 4.25 |
| shortening (Centrasoy C*) | 2.50 |
| almonds, sliced | 2.50 |
| functional soy protein concentrate (Promine DS1) |
2.27 |
| water | 1.08 |
| lecithin (Centrolex F**) | 0.40 |
| vanilla | 0.33 |
| salt | 0.25 |
| cinnamon | 0.19 |
| nutmeg | 0.03 |
**Amaizo Tru-Sweet is made by the American Maize Products Company.
Directions:
1. Combine rolled oats, textured soy protein concentrate, almonds, coconut, functional soy protein concentrate, cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. Combine the rest of the ingredients, except for chocolate chips, and heat to 120°F; incorporate with the dry mix.
3. Combine the frozen chocolate chips with the mixture and compress at once.
SOURCE: Central Soya Company, Inc.