A soy-based foam took top honors and the 29th annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition. The competition, put on by the Indiana Soybean Alliance introduced Purdue students to the multi-faceted uses and potential of soybeans.
StyroSoy is an environmentally friendly, plastic-free alternative to Styrofoam that is biodegradable, compostable, and non-toxic.
Brit Walker, with ADM judged the competition. “They fermented the soy, think about baking bread at home,” he says.