Solae LLC (which trades as The Solae Company) is an international soy ingredients supplier based in St. Louis, Missouri. Solae was formed as a joint venture between DuPont and Bunge Limited. On May 1, 2012, Solae announced that DuPont had acquired Bunge's 28% share, thus taking full ownership of the company. The company develops food, feed and industrial ingredients, focusing on soy. Solae ingredients are used in more than 80 percent of all clinical research on soy protein.[citation needed] Many of the studies supporting the Food and Drug Administration-approved health claim are based on research using Solae soy protein.