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of Lactobacillus casei and L. acidophilus. Address: Lab.
of Animal Products Technology, Faculty of Agriculture,
Okayama Univ., Okayama-shi 700, Japan.
725. Park, Yang Won; Kobayashi, H.; Kusakabe, I.;
Murakami, K. 1987. Purifi cation and characterization of
soymilk-clotting enzymes from Bacillus sp. K-295G-7.
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 51(9):2343-49. Sept.
[9 ref]
• Summary: Enzymes I and II, both serine proteases which
have a high soymilk-curding activity, were produced
from Bacillus species. When purifi ed, they were found to
be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
(PAGE) at pH 4.3. Both enzymes gave optimum coagulation
of soymilk at 65ºC, were stable at 45ºC, and were most
active at pH 5.8. Both were more sensitive to calcium ion
concentration that to bromelain. Address: Inst. of Applied
Biochemistry, Univ. of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan.
726. Product Name: Sharon’s Finest Heart’s Delight (Dry
Dairy-Based Frozen Yogurt Mix).
Manufacturer’s Name: Sharon’s Finest. Div. of Rose
International (Product Developer-Marketer).
Manufacturer’s Address: P.O. Box 2687, Petaluma, CA
94953-2687.
Date of Introduction: 1987. September.
Ingredients: Dairy products.
How Stored: Shelf stable.
New Product–Documentation: Talk with Richard Rose.
1987. Nov. 13. This product is sold direct to the user. It is
a dairy product containing no soy. The main ingredient is
sugar.
727. Product Name: Jofu (Non-Dairy Non-Fermented
Yogurt. Honey Sweetened) [Tropical Fruit, Peach, Orange,
Orchard Fruit & Nut, or Strawberry Fruit Cup].
Manufacturer’s Name: Tomsun Foods International Inc.
Manufacturer’s Address: 305 Wells St., Greenfi eld, MA
01301.
Date of Introduction: 1987. September.
New Product–Documentation: Spot in Dairy Field.
1987. Sept. “Creamy Tofu.” With color photo. Talk with
Peter Golbitz. 1988. Sept. 16. Tomsun did introduce honey
sweetened Jofu.
Leafl et from Tomsun Foods International Inc. and
Wildwood Natural Foods. 1989. Oct. “Jofu–Healthier
than ever.” Honey-sweetened Jofu is now available in the
following fl avors: Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry, and
Peach. Talk with Richard McKelvey. 1990. Dec. 11. He
thinks the honey-sweetened Jofu was launched in late 1986
or early 1987.
728. Pirello, Robert J. 1987. Process for preparing a tofu
cheese and product. U.S. Patent 4,701,332. Oct. 20. 4 p.
HISTORY OF SOY YOGURT & CULTURED SOYMILK 269
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Application fi led 15 Nov. 1985. [8 ref]
• Summary: A tofu brick is coated with a mellow white miso
and aged to produce a smooth and compact texture after
which the miso is scraped from the brick and the brick is
soaked in fresh water to remove the salt. The brick is then
whipped until a creamy texture is achieved. Address: 932
Pine St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
729. Rose, Richard. 1987. Re: Personal observations on
soyfoods at Natural Foods Expo in Philadelphia. Letter to
William Shurtleff at Soyfoods Center, Oct. 28. 1 p. Typed,
with signature on letterhead.
• Summary: Show trends: Many new companies introducing
many new soyfoods, some very high quality in concept and
execution. Established soy companies now entering such
as Miller Farms and Witte/White Wonder. The Soyfoods
Pavilion seemed to have less both space and be more spread
out. The only Legume product at the show was the tofu
chocolate bar (will the Barat Bar save Legume?). Tomsun
Foods did not have a booth. Ice Bean was the only soy
frozen dessert there. A proliferation of soy cheeses, aseptic
soymilks, glass-packed spreads, meat analogs. Nasoya will
be making Simply Natural’s tofu/miso spread for them;
it has just been patented. Simply Natural’s tofu cheese is
now called Soyalite, and their pasta is Pasta Lite. Littleseen
regional companies were there, including Michele’s
and Northern Soy. Paul Obis adds: Many at the show were
lamenting the apparent failure of Jofu. They have spent all
their money.
The Rose International letterhead states: EasyLink
Mailbox 62978515. Telex 990027 (Rose Intl UQ). Address:
President, Rose International, P.O. Box 2687, Petaluma,
California 94953-2687. Phone: 707-778-7721.
730. Tepper, Robert. 1987. Re: Move to New Jersey, Tofulite
yogurt and sandwiches, when was Ice Bean fi rst produced?
Letter to William Shurtleff at Soyfoods Center, Oct. 31. 1 p.
• Summary: Both Barricini and Farm Foods (6 families)
moved out of New York, where taxes and cost of living were
too high. They are now 45 miles away in a pretty setting. Ice
Bean is sold to the health food trade and Tofulite (containing
sugar) to the grocery trade. The yogurt, Tofulite with Active
Cultures, is a fermented product, but is not yet on the
market. It has sugar added for best taste and will be sold to
the grocery trade. Ice Bean may later do a honey sweetened
variety for the health foods trade. Tofulite is now available
in bars, the fi rst product expansion other than fl avors. Ice
Bean’s Honey Vanilla Sandwich now outsells any pint fl avor.
Tepper is not certain that Ice Bean was fi rst produced in
1975. [Shurtleff is quite sure it was 1976]. The fi rst invoice
was from Rock Island, the distributor. Address: 49 Old
Bloomfi eld Ave., Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 07046.
731. Product Name: Tofulite (Tofu-Based Non-Dairy