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Technology in 1971 with the technical collaboration of both
the Nave Technical Institute Shahjahanpur and the University
of Illinois U.S.A. Some of the products developed include:
Some of the products developed include:
1. Nutrinugget [sic, Nutri Nugget] (a textured protein
product made from 100% defatted soyfl our...) 2. Protesnac (a
fl avoured and spiced snack item, made from a combination
of 84% rice and 14.3% defatted soyfl our...) 3. Protein plus (a
ready to eat product made from a combination of corn and
defatted soyfl our...) 4. Paustic Ahar (a sweetened ready to eat
food made by extruding a mixture containing corn and full
fat soy fl our...) 5. Nutri Ahar (an extruded product made from
cooked soybeans...)
“Nearly 70 tons of these products are manufactured per
month by Soy Production and Research Association–a non
profi t and charitable organization established in 1971. It is
a joint venture of Nave Technical Institute, Shahjahanpur
and G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology,
Pantnagar. It is the fi rst organization in India, producing and
marketing high protein soy foods in the country. Nutrinugget
and Protesnac cater to the consumer market whereas Protein
plus, Paustic Ahar and Nutri Ahar are particularly suited
for ever expanding institutional feeding programs. In view
of the great demand on these products the capacity is being
increased to 500 tons a month.” Address: Head, Dep. of Food
Science and Technol., G.B. Pant Univ., U.P., India.
341. Swan Food Corp. 1978. Swan Foods: Remember the
name! (Ad). Alternatives (Miami, Florida). 2(1):1. Jan.
• Summary: This full-page black-and-white ad (see
next page) lists the company’s soy products, iced herbal
beverages, and baked goods & pastries. Soy products
include: Baked tofu, Marinated tofu, Caraway tofu, Tofu
chip dip, Soy melk (sweetened & carob), Soy shakes (carob,
vanilla & strawberry), Soyogurt (a cultured soy product),
Wholegrain soy burgers. Baked goods include: Tofu
cheesecakes, Carob maple swirl, Mary’s cream cake, Mary’s
devil’s food cream cake–”and more to come.”
On the top half of the ad is a large circular logo featuring
a stylized swan, with two large wings symmetrical about a
vertical axis and an arched neck on the left side. The other
half of the arch is drawn in to form a heart, inside of which
is written “Because we love you.” Across the inside top are
the large words “Swan Foods.” A full-color rainbow arches
below them and over the swan. At the top center, between
the words “Swan Foods,” are the smaller words “Nature’s
Finest” written one below the other; between them is an
infi nity sign.
Across the bottom of the ad is written: “Every Swan
Soybean Product contains all 8 essential amino acids (which
are necessary for a balanced diet) and have no cholesterol.
Available in health and natural food stores. Retailers: Swan
Quality Products are distributed by your local Natural Foods
Distributor, or contact Swan Food Corp., 5758½ Bird Rd.,
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Miami, FL 33155. In Miami enjoy all Swan Products at
Swan’s Retail Deli & Bakery, The Soybeanery, 5758½ Bird
Rd.”
Note 1. This is the earliest ad seen for soyfoods in a
U.S. magazine or periodical by one of the new generation of
soyfoods manufacturers.
Note 2. In 1978 Alternatives (a small-circulation
counter-culture magazine) was located at P.O. Box 330139,
Miami, Florida 33133. Phone: 305-856-6975. Ad inquiries:
305-856-2473. Editor & publisher: Chik Shank. West coast
contact: Steven M. Haines: 415-841-9217.
Note 3. This is the earliest known Swan Foods’ ad
published in Alternatives magazine–which began publication
in August 1976. In May 1998 Jeanne Janson of Coral
Gables (near Miami) checked every issue! This full-page
ad also appeared in the July/Aug. 1978 issue (p. 49) of this
magazine. A half-page version of this ad appeared in the
March, April, May, June, September, October, November,
and December 1978 issues of this magazine. Thus Swan
Foods has an ad (at least half-page in size) in every issue of
Alternatives during 1978; then the ads disappear. Address:
The Soybeanery, 5758½ Bird Rd., Miami, Florida, 33155.
342. Tsumura, Haruo; Hashimoto, Yukio. Assignors to Fuji
Oil Company, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan). 1978. Processed cheeselike
product containing soy cheese. U.S. Patent 4,080,477.
March 21. 6 p. Application fi led 28 Oct. 1975. [3 ref]
• Summary: “A processed cheese-like product containing
soy cheese as a part of the major ingredient is made by
adding both a casein-containing substance derived from
animal milk and a cheese emulsifying melting salt to natural
soy cheese.” This mixture is then agitated under relatively
high shearing conditions, while heating to a temperature
of 85ºC for a period suffi cient to form the mixture into a
softened, fl owable consistency. The product is pasteurized,
then the softened mixture is run into a suitable container and
cooled. An excellent processed cheese results.
“The natural soy cheeses used in the invention can be
any conventional soy cheese which has a protein content
substantially made up of soy protein and preferably is
formed by fermentation of soy milk with a lactic acid cheese
starter culture and forming a curd from the fermented broth
with conventional soy cheese coagulating agents...” Address:
1. Osaka, Japan; 2. Izumiotsu, Japan.
343. Town Crier (Greenfi eld, Massachusetts). 1978. Tofu
manufacturing plant opens. 12(3):1-2. March 22.
• Summary: “The New England Soy Dairy, 305 Wells Street,
in Greenfi eld, has opened the doors on its new manufacturing
plant... The fi rm has recently completed a long-projected
expansion into more spacious and effi cient facilities where it
utilizes special tofu-making equipment imported from Japan
enabling the company to produce nearly 10,000 pounds of
tofu every week. The Soy Dairy ships this out all across New