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Soybeans, Healthy Alternative Meat Substitution
Filed Under (Natural Cure, Natural Remedies) by Eri on 04-05-2009
Do you like to include soybeans in your daily intake?
Long time ago, cultivation of soybeans was limited only to China, but gradually spread to other countries. From about the first century AD to the Age of Discovery (15-16th century), soybeans were introduced into several countries such as Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Taiwan, Nepal and India. This spread was due to the establishment of sea and land trade routes, such as “Silk Road”.
Soybeans are an important source of vegetable oil and protein world wide. Soy products are the main ingredients in many meat and dairy substitutes. Therefore, if you are vegetarian, soybeans is your answer to replace meat and dairy products.
Soybeans can be broadly classified as “vegetable” (garden) or field (oil) types. Vegetable type’s cook more easily, have a mild nutty flavor, better texture, are larger in size, higher in protein, and lower in oil than field types. They are also used to make soy sauce, tempe and tofu in above mentioned countries.
Based on research by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston, USA, soybeans can lower your blood pressure. It is also recommended for women having menopause and people with high blood pressure. Soybeans has more benefits for your healthy living. Do keep coming back to Our Home Remedies for further exciting details about soybeans.
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soybean is really a very good source of protein which can be an alternative as a substitute for meat.. most of the health conscious were using this vegetable as their substitute in eating meat. Another reason is that to avoid sickness like high blood pressure and heart attack.
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Nice Post. It’s my pleasure to know this article. As what I have read it is the most important point regarding the use of soybeans for human nutrition is the absolute necessity to cook the soybean with “wet” heat in order to destroy the trypsin inhibitors; serine protease inhibitors. Do not eat raw soybeans!
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Its good to know that soybean can also substitute meat. A high-protein, high-fat bean used to make a variety of products that are of great importance in the cuisine of Asian cooking.
we all know that meat is rich in protein but there is a vegetable which is equivalent to meat in terms of its nutritional fact?? this is the soybeans that has the scientific name: Glycine max.. the food that we often use at home that has soybeans is the soy sauce.. but it is good to eat the real soybean.. nice post..
Hi,
Yes it very much informative to now about natural thing like soybean it very reach source of protein.There is few products in nature is yet to be find…….. Nice Post
Yes Robert, soybean is a good alternative to replace meat in our daily meals. Perhaps, you can share any other available vegetables for meat substitution?
Philippines, for vegan diet or being vegetarian, most often use soybean as substitution to meat.
Maybe Rachel can help us by sharing what other fresh vegetables available that are most likely similar to soybean for its nutrition composition?
Thanks guys for your insights & stay healthy!