Enzymatically stabilized rice bran creates functional beverage.

The market for grain-based beverages made from soy and rice totals $500 million annually, with expected yearly growth of between 50% and 100%, depending on the product category. These beverages are usually positioned as replacement products for cow's milk for those intolerant to milk or for those who choose to supplement or eliminate their consumption of animal-based milk products. The current market consists of soy-based, whole rice-based, and soy- and whole rice-based products, each processed aseptically and placed in a variety of packages.

Rice bran extract contains the water-extracted components from protease stabilized rice bran: proteins, peptides, glycolipids …