As today’s big mover in the protein-fortified beverage space is plant-based products, experts note that as consumer tastes and formulations have evolved, the marketplace has undergone tremendous shifts.

Vegan consumers might have gotten the plant-based diet movement started, but demand has perpetuated thanks primarily to growing consumer interest in health and sustainability, experts say.

SoyLife Complex is a soy ingredient sourced from a selected soy variety that naturally is rich in isoflavones and produced from the soy germ that sits at the heart of the soy bean.

Bolthouse Farms, a brand of Campbell Soup Co., now offers new Protein PLUS shakes

DuPont Nutrition & Health introduced a new soy protein for dry-blended nutritional beverage powders — Supro XT 221D Isolated Soy Protein.

Experts agree that the protein ingredients market is in full expansion — and isn’t showing any signs of slowing.

The Coca-Cola Co.’s wholly-owned subsidiary Odwalla introduced a non-dairy, mango-flavored smoothie that delivers 20 grams of soy protein in one 12-ounce bottle.