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soymilk, and soy-based calf milk replacers) worldwide, from
1500 to the present.
This book is also the single most current and useful
source of information on soymilk, since 83.5% of all records
contain a summary/abstract averaging 170 words in length.
This is one of more than 40 books on soybeans and
soyfoods being compiled by William Shurtleff and Akiko
Aoyagi, and published by the Soyfoods Center. It is based
on historical principles, listing all known documents and
commercial products in chronological order. It features: 40
different document types, both published and unpublished;
every known publication on the subject in every language–
including 296 in French, 270 in Japanese, 190 in German,
105 in Spanish, etc.; 466 original Soyfoods Center interviews
and overviews never before published. Thus, it is a powerful
tool for understanding the development of soymilk and
related products from their earliest beginnings to the present.
The bibliographic records in this book include 3,120
published documents and 462 unpublished archival
documents. Each contains (in addition to the typical author,
date, title, volume and pages information) the author’s
address, number of references cited, original title of all non-
English publications together with an English translation of
the title, month and issue of publication, and the fi rst author’s
fi rst name (if given).
The book also includes details on 968 commercial
soymilk products, including the product name, date of
introduction, manufacturer’s name, address and phone
number, and (in many cases) ingredients, weight, packaging
and price, storage requirements, nutritional composition, and
a description of the label. Sources of additional information
on each product (such as references to and summaries of
advertisements, articles, patents, etc.) are also given.
Details on how to make best use of this book, a
complete subject and geographical index, an author/company
index, a language index, and a bibliometric analysis of
the composition of the book (by decade, document type,
language, leading periodicals or patents, leading countries,
states, and related subjects, plus a histogram by year) are
also included. Address: Soyfoods Center, P.O. Box 234,
Lafayette, California 94549. Phone: 510-283-2991.
1001. Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko. comps. 1994.
Soyfoods industry and market–Bibliography and sourcebook,
1985 to 1993. Lafayette, California: Soyfoods Center. 361
p. Subject/geographical index. Author/company index.
Language index. Printed 11 Jan. 1994. Published Jan. 1995.
28 cm. [985 ref]
• Summary: This is the second of the two most
comprehensive books ever published on the soyfoods
industry and market worldwide.
In May 1982 the fi rst study of the burgeoning soyfoods
industry in the Western world was compiled by Shurtleff
and Aoyagi, and published by Soyfoods Center. In April
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1985 the fi fth edition of that book, titled Soyfoods Industry
and Market: Directory and Databook (220 pages), was
published. It contained statistics through 1984, the market
size and growth rate for each soyfood type, rankings of
leading soyfoods manufacturers of each soyfood type and
the amount each produced, analyses, trends, and projections.
This book is published to update the 1985 market study.
In the decade since 1984 the soyfoods market has
continued to grow at a very healthy rate, with some soyfood
types (such as soymilk) growing at a truly astonishing
sustained rate–in both the USA and western Europe–as the
statistics in this book show so vividly. In 1975 only 75 new
commercial soyfood products were introduced in the USA,
yet that number skyrocketed to 217 in 1979, reaching an
amazing 422 new products in 1987.
During the decade from 1984 to 1994, Soyfoods Center
has invested most of its time and resources in the production
of SoyaScan, the world’s largest computerized database on
soyfoods, which contains more than 44,500 records as of
Jan. 1994. This database also includes a wealth of carefully
researched statistics and analyses of the soyfoods market;
those from the start of 1985 to the end of 1993 are contained
in this book. Its scope includes all known information on this
subject, worldwide. Its focus, however, is statistics, analyses,
and trends concerning the soyfoods industry and market in
the United States and Europe.
In May 1990 Soyfoods Center conducted an in-depth
study of the tofu market in Europe (137 pages), and in July
1990 of the soymilk market in Europe (261 pages). All
original interviews and published records from both of these
market studies, plus a summary of each study, are included in
the present book.
The SoyaScan database is composed of individual
records. One record might be an original interview with
the head of the largest soymilk company in Europe, on the
size and growth of the soymilk market in Europe, and new
trends in that market, conducted by William Shurtleff of
Soyfoods Center. Another might be a published article or an
unpublished document concerning the growth of the market
for soy yogurts or soy sauce in America.
This book documents the growth of each product
category in every country worldwide. The book contains
three extensive and easy-to-use indexes: A subject/
geographical index, an author/company index, and
a language index. These allow you to fi nd the exact
information you need on the soyfoods industry and market
quickly and easily. Address: Soyfoods Center, P.O. Box 234,
Lafayette, California 94549. Phone: 510-283-2991.
1002. Lewis, David. 1994. Bean curd banner fl ies high over
Tofutown. Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado). Feb.
1. p. 33A, 38A. Business section.
• Summary: White Wave produces 2½ tons of tofu every
working hour of every day. That’s 50,000 pounds of tofu a