Soy Protein (CLARISOY™)

Soy protein isolates have been used as a food ingredient for many years. Soy protein isolate is used as a functional ingredient or fortifier in a wide variety of food products including protein shakes, power bars, soups and sauces, meats and meat analogs, and breads and baked goods. In addition to enhancing the protein content of foods, soy protein isolates are desired by food manufacturers for their functional applications. These applications include the ability to emulsify, whip, bind and add viscosity to foods.

Burcon has developed technologies to extract and purify soy protein from a variety of soy materials. These technologies encompass various processes to produce a soy protein isolate which Burcon has branded as "CLARISOY™". CLARISOY™ soy protein isolate is a unique soy protein isolate which is 100% soluble and transparent in acidic solutions, enabling food and beverage applications down to pH 2.5 and lower. This soy protein isolate has good flavour characteristics and is heat stable, permitting hot fill applications. Beverage and food makers use the hot fill method for filling containers for the purposes of prolonging a product’s shelf life and typically not requiring refrigeration. The process involves heating to pasteurize a food product which is then filled while still hot into its package. The ability of CLARISOY™ soy protein isolate to remain stable in the hot fill process is expected to be beneficial to beverage and food makers. CLARISOY™ soy protein isolate may be used in a variety of food, beverage and nutritional applications and is also expected to be price competitive with other protein ingredients.