Brazilian soy will be tested in South Korea for the manufacture of food products

Embrapa Cerrados and Korea Agro-Trade Center São Paulo, a South Korean company, recently signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership between the companies. The Korean company's objective is to seek in Brazil non-transgenic soybean cultivars with good performance for the manufacture of food products, widely consumed in Asia. The main product is tofu, a vegetable cheese made from soy milk. Other widely consumed products in that country are miso, a fermented grain paste, and drinks based on oilseeds. “In this first moment, we sent soybeans from five cultivars developed by Embrapa Cerrados to be tested in South Korea. They are materials rich in protein, which is important for these food industries. Based on food processing tests, we can improve these materials until we obtain a cultivar that meets this demand”, explains Sebastião Pedro, general manager of Embrapa Cerrados. He adds: “This partnership aims to identify conventional soybean cultivars with Embrapa ...