DuPont and Bunge North America announced Tuesday the launching of TREUS, a new brand name for a family of soy products that will deliver enhanced nutrition, sustainability and functionality.
This expansion of Dupont's and Bunge's soy collaboration will take the partnership beyond food and nutrition products to include industrial applications, biofuels and other opportunities.
Low linolenic soybean oil produced from Pioneer brand soybean varieties, and previously marketed as NUTRIUM Low Linolenic Soybean Oil, will now be marketed as TREUS Low Linolenic Soybean Oil.
Low linolenic soybean oil was the first product introduced by the companies, with a number of strong soybean oil and soybean meal products in the pipeline, including oils with high oleic and a combination of high oleic and high stearic oil content.
In industrial and transportation settings, high oleic oil offers functional characteristics that allow companies to develop renewable, environmentally friendly options to petroleum-based products.
Researchers at Pioneer also are developing soybean varieties that produce soybean meal with enhanced amino acid content for more efficient meat production. Increased biodiesel production results in increased soybean meal availability, highlighting the importance of enhancing the quality of soybean meal.