Storing Soy Milk Without Refrigeration

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bryguyf69

You shouldn't. Soybean products are very prone to spoilage. Tofu, for example, goes bad within days, even in the refrigerator. The only way to store soymilk at room temperature is to have it prepared commercially, in a sterile environment. Many companies, for example, sell their soymail in rectangular foil paper containers. These can be stored unrefrigerated for up to a year. You can find many varieties in Asian markets and Chinatowns. The soymilk is ultrapasteurized at high temperatures and then sealed in an extremely sterile environment, something that cannot be achieved at home.

If you have no easy access to packaged soymilk but want it year round, your best bet is to buy dry soy beans which can be stored unrefrigerated. When you want soymilk, simply rehydrate and use an electric soymilk maker to make fresh soymilk.

Alternatively, you can also buy instant soymilk powder, available in many Asian markets. Many are already flavored.

I am British, but currently studying in Ghana, West Africa. Can anyone help me with the name of any chemical that I can use to help preserve soy milk for more than 120 days without a refrigerator?

Kevin from Ghana

Added after feedback received:

I am working on a project in a village in Ghana of how to store soymilk off the shelf, since most people here do not have a refrigerator.

If I have to pasteurize it at what degree temperature can I be sure it will stay for more than three months off the shelf?

I do not use jars, but bottles similar to that of Pepsi drink.

By ThriftyFun

I have just started processing soy milk and by all looks, it's going to be be a nice project. How can I preserve it without using refrigeration to stay for some 30 days?