INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) and U.S. Soy had a prominent role in the Kitchen Arena of the 2024 World Food Championships (WFC), the largest food sport competition focused on everyday cooking categories. The competition was Nov. 8-12.

The high oleic soybean oil served as the “official Cooking Oil” for the competition, and was made available to all of the contestants via the WFC’s Kitchen Arena pantry.

“We’re thrilled to be working with the Indiana Soybean Alliance to elevate soy as an ingredient on one of the world’s preeminent stages for food competition,” said WFC Founder Mike McCloud. “Soy is such a versatile ingredient with so many uses, it is often underutilized in Western cuisine.”

High oleic soybean oil delivers enhanced functional benefits within food service operations such as superior high heat stability. Exclusively a U.S. product, it extends product shelf life and offers the longest fry life of any edible oil. High oleic soybean oil lasts longer than standard vegetable oils in high-temperature and extended-use applications because of its heat and oxidative stability. In addition, the oil’s neutral flavor profile allows it to blend well in a variety of foods and lets the true and natural flavors of the ingredients stand out.

“Just like the many venues around that state that are already using high oleic soybean oil, the World Food Championships is another great opportunity to showcase this cooking oil,” said ISA Chair Kevin Cox, a farmer from Brazil, Ind. “High oleic soybean oil is soybean checkoff program success story, and I am very excited about this product’s future.”