Soy milk Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Soy milk or soya milk (Chinese: 豆浆 or 豆奶, Japanese:豆乳) is the liquid extraction processed from soy beans.In traditional China and Japan, fresh soy milk is made by grinding soaked and cooked soybeans and then extracting the dissolved soy milk out of the beans, or sometimes as a by-product of producing tofu. In these countries, soy milk is easily available on the streets through vendors or at eateries.
In the modern Western packaging, soy milk looks very similar to traditional dairy milk. Its nutritional content is quite similar, except some vitamins are usually added artificially including Vitamin B12 and calcium. It naturally has about the same amount of protein as cow milk.
Soy milk's advantage over natural milk lies in the fact it does not contain any cholesterol or lactose, which is good for the many people who are lactose intolerant. Soy milk also lacks casein, a milk protein which some studies have shown to release histamine and increase mucus production in the body. It contains no saturated fat as well.
Flavored soy milk can come in plain, vanilla, chocolate, or a variety of other tastes.
Soy milk can be used as a replacement for cow milk in most types of recipes. It is commonly found in many vegan and vegetarian food products.
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