Indians being predominantly vegetarian, there’s a need to add some high protein content to the daily diet.
The simplest and the easiest option is soybean, which, compared to other pulses and legumes, has almost double the amount of protein. Just one serving (30 gms) of soybean provides almost an equal amount of protein as non-vegetarian food items.
There’s no doubt that soybean is an unmatched legume with high quality protein, low saturated fat, no cholesterol and huge amounts of isoflavones/ phytoestrogens—disease fighting nutrients.
However, the excessive processing involved in producing soy nuggets and granules—which are more popular in India than other forms like like soy flour, soy dal, soy drink, soy nuggets, granules and tofu—takes away most of these benefits.
Soy nuggets are manufactured from the leftovers after soy oil extraction. Exposure to high temperature and loss of essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins and minerals deplete the nuggets of nutritional value.
Soy has therapeutic benefits, thanks to the presence of components like isoflavones, phytoesterogens, calcium and Omega-3 fatty acids. Isoflavones are thought to reduce a wide array of chronic degenerative diseases. Here are some of the conditions soy protects against:
HEART DISEASE: Soy protein protects against various heart diseases and hypercholesterolemia as it decreases LDL (bad cholesterol) significantly, increases HDL (good cholesterol).
OBESITY: Soybean has an exceptionally high satiety value. It is filling and has a low glycemic index. Besides, it is high on nutrition and low on calories and so ideal for weightwatchers.
DIABETES: Soybean is the only agent which has been found to reverse diabetes and kidney diseases (nephropathy). Its exceptionally low glycemic index helps in blood sugar management.
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