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In spite of its name, the soybean (Glycine max) is
part of the pea family and is a legume
-- plants that can take nitrogen
and convert it into protein.
As far as your health is concerned, that's as valuable
as spinning straw into gold!
Nutrition Basics
You are what you eat. It's true. The food you eat really
does have an impact on your health and well-being. Here
we discuss the nuts and bolts of good general nutrition.
From
Bean to Soy
While the soybean packs a nutritional punch, the way
soybeans are processed can alter the levels of some
of the potentially beneficial phytochemicals
found in soy. Follow the soybean through the different
processing methods that produce the soy-based food ingredients
in such wide use today.
Soy Around The World
In some places where soyfoods are a staple of people's
diets, soy consumption has been linked to a reduced
risk of certain chronic
diseases. Discover the potential health benefits of
the soybean.
Soy History
Soybeans originated centuries ago in the Eastern hemisphere,
but today they are grown and consumed all over the globe.
Trace the history of the unassuming little soybean.
Soy
Foods and Ingredients
Mother Nature made the soybean naturally versatile,
but modern technology keeps giving you more ways to
include soy and soy protein in your daily diet. Get
a taste of the many different -- and unexpected -- soyfoods
found in grocery and specialty food stores today. Learn
about the more common traditional soyfoods available
in the marketplace, plus the ingredients found in new
soy-based foods.
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