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FUJI OIL HOLDINGS

Our soluble soybean polysaccharide product, SOYAFIBE-S, is introduced among other popular hydrocolloids in Handbook of hydrocolloids

2000.10.3


Handbook of hydrocolloids, which is edited by Professors G. O. Phillips and P. A. Williams, recently published from Woodhead Publishing Ltd., England, includes a chapter on Soluble soybean polysaccharide.

Soluble soybean polysaccharide is a water soluble polysaccharide extracted and refined from soybean. FUJI OIL CO., LTD. has been marketing the product under the brand name, "SOYAFIBE-S".

SOYAFIBE-S is mainly composed of the dietary fiber of soybean and has relatively low viscosity and high stability in aqueous solution.

Besides as a dietary raw material for fiber fortified foods, SOYAFIBE-S has unique functional properties such as dispersion, stabilization, emulsification and adhesion. These properties can be applied not only to food & beverage but also non-food industrial products.

More information of the product is introduced among other popular hydrocolloids in Handbook of hydrocolloids, edited by Professors G. O. Phillips and P. A. Williams, recently published from Woodhead Publishing Ltd., England.