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Tofruit, resembling yogurt with fruit, is another. Available in
health food stores, it soon may be released to regular retail
channels under a co-packing arrangement. The company also
has tofu salad dressing ready...
“Lee plans to make Eastern Foods a national company
in 1986 and perhaps to go public in 1987. To speed
national distribution, his company has contracted with JFC
International, the distribution arm of Kikkoman soy sauce
and the largest Oriental specialty distributor in the country.”
A photo shows Lee L. Lee, founder and president of
Eastern Foods Corp., holding a pint of Tofulicious. Address:
Minnesota.
575. Puzo, Daniel P. 1985. Food briefs: Alta-Dena to honor
founders with new label on some dairy products. Los Angeles
Times. Sept. 26. p. H26.
• Summary: Alta-Dena (located in City of Industry near
Los Angeles) is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a
name change. From now on the well-known brand name
will appear on only the companies pasteurized dairy
products, which comprise most of the company’s production
of 100,000 gallons/day. Equally important, “Alta-Dena
Certifi ed Raw Milk, which has been discussed in countless
news stories for the past 20 years [i.e., since about 1965]
because of various health disputes, has been retired.”
Steuve’s Natural will become the brand for the fi ve
products that will make up the new line: raw milk, raw
butter, raw cream, raw kefi r, and raw cottage cheese.–daily
production of which will total about 15,000 gallons. Address:
Times staff writer.
576. Product Name: [Aminolat (Soymilk with Pre-Digested
Soya Protein for Humans {Infant Formula}, or Animals)].
Manufacturer’s Name: Dott. Bonapace & C.
Manufacturer’s Address: P.O. Box 1840, 20100 Milano,
Italy. Phone: 316251.
Date of Introduction: 1985. September.
New Product–Documentation: Milk replacers (Aminolat)
and high-quality proteins from vegetable raw materials.
1985. 2 p. brochure. Aminolat liquid concentrate. 7 p.
brochure. Soya Protein Hydrolysate (Patent: Prof. Orban).
Animal food series and human food series. 4 p. brochure.
In the human food series, Aminolat could be used for: 1.
Vegetable milk powder with pre-digested soya protein. 2.
Hyperproteic liquid vegetable milk in Tetra Brik 200-250
ml. 3. Instant hyperproteic vitamin vegetable milk powder
(E.D.T. coated). 4. Milk and chocolate. 5. Nut fl avored
sweet cream spread (like Nutella). 6. Soya milk ice cream.
7. Soya protein yogurt. 8. High protein mozzarella cheese. 9.
Hyperproteic smoked slices.
577. Dott. Bonapace & C. 1985. Soya protein hydrolysate
(Patent: Professor Orban): Products that are ready* or under
study in Italy and Brazil (Brochure). P.O. Box 1840, 20100
HISTORY OF SOY YOGURT & CULTURED SOYMILK 222
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Milano, Italy. 4 p. [Eng]
• Summary: Animal food series: 1. Aminolat * Substitute
milk for calves, lambs, piglets. In powder or 33% liquid
concentrate. 2. Protein base * to be mixed with milk serum
or milk powder for reconstitution, or with molasses, mineral
salts, or mixed feeds. 3. Aminoplus (Protamina) * Protein
derivatives mixture (soya and offal hydrolysates). 4. Race
horses * Amino Complevit–Nutramix. 5. Dogs and fur
animals * Puppy mix.
Human food series: 1. Aminolat–Vegetable milk powder
with pre-digested soya protein. Refers also to Vegelact
from Gallia; Nutrilact from Mellin, Milupa; Multilac
from Dieterba. Aminolat could be used in the following
applications: Hyperproteic liquid vegetable milk in Tetra
Brik 200-250 ml. Instant hyperproteic vitamin vegetable
milk powder (E.D.T. coated). Milk and chocolate, similar
to Ovomaltina (cf. Diabetic Breakfast Chocolate Stella
Lugano). Nut fl avored sweet cream spread (like Nutella).
Hyperproteic [high-protein] soya milk ice cream, soya
protein yogurt, mozzarella cheese, and smoked slices. 2.
Protein Base * Source of vegetable protein. 3. Hyperprotein
emulsifi er for sausages, meats, etc. (In Italy the law allows
30% soya protein, in Brazil, 50%). 4. Fabricated Foods
(Fudex Plant), as for snacks, crackers, etc. 5. Textured
products (Fudex plant). 6. Vegetable Protein Meat
Substitutes. Incl. soy protein hydrolysate, soya protein plus
beef blood, etc. Also: Tomato powder dressing. Broth cubes
(like Soya Wurfel or Morga CH Soya Cubes). Instant broth
powder in packets. Soups in packets. Powder meals–high
protein diet. Individual meals in Tetrabrik (UHF). Address:
Milan, Italy.
578. Natural Food Trader (England). 1985. Soya yoghurt
launched [by Soya Health Foods of Manchester, England].
Sept. p. 25.
• Summary: “And now we have a dairy product-free
yoghurt! Sunrise soya yoghurt is the latest addition to the
range offered by the new Soya Health Foods company...
The yoghurt comes in four fl avors–strawberry, peach melba,
black cherry, and raspberry. Says Michael Cole: ‘This
product is unique. There have never previously been any
soya milk yoghurts available in the United Kingdom or
Ireland. Being lactose and cholesterol free, this product will
be very popular.”
“These products are available from various distributors
throughout Britain. For details and prices contact Soya
Health Foods, Unit 4 Guinness Road, Trafford Park,
Manchester M17 1AU. Phone: 061-872-0549.” A large photo
shows Sunrise Soya Milk (2 types), Sunrise Yogurt (2 types),
Sunrise Ice Dream, and Sunrise Vegetarian Burgers.
Note: This is the earliest document seen (Sept. 2012)
that uses the term “soya yoghurt” to refer to soy yogurt.
Address: Manchester, England.