It is intended to provide a soybean protein material which is excellent in
solubility, stability, emulsifying properties and gel-forming properties
under acidic conditions and thus advantageously usable in acidic foods,
its production process, and acidic foods using the soybean protein
material. A solution containing soybean protein is subjected to a
treatment for eliminating or inactivating polyanionic substances
contained therein and/or adding a polycationic substance and then heated
at above 100.degree. C. under acidic conditions. Thus, a soybean protein
having a high solubility under acidic conditions and thus being
appropriately usable in acidic foods can be obtained. By using this
protein, protein foods in an acidic region can be provided. Further, by
combining the above-described treatment with a protease-digestion
treatment, a soybean protein hydrolysate having a high solubility in an
acidic region can be efficiently obtained.