Monsanto and Cargill have announced that Cargill will be a participating processor of Monsanto's VISTIVE[TM] low-linolenic soybeans in 2006 and will continue to accelerate the marketing of VISTIVE oil for use by the food industry.Monsanto and Cargill have announced that Cargill will be a participating processor of Monsanto's VISTIVE[TM] low-linolenic soybeans in 2006 and will continue to accelerate the marketing of VISTIVE oil for use by the food industry. VISTIVE low-linolenic soybeans will reduce the need for partial hydrogenation hydrogenation (hīdrôj`ənā'shən, hī'drəjənā`shən), chemical reaction of a substance with molecular hydrogen, usually in the presence of a catalyst. of soybean oil Soy´bean oil n. 1. an oil obtained from the soybean (Glycine max), rich in protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and in paints and varnishes and in various industrial applications; - , helping food companies reduce the presence of trans fatty acids trans fatty acid An unsaturated fatty acid–present in minimal amounts in animal fat–prepared by hydrogenation, which ↑ serum cholesterol Cardiovascular disease ↑ TFAs have a relative risk of 1. (trans fats trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. ) in their products. Cargill is one of the initial VISTIVE processors for 2005, and it will continue in that capacity. |
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