Soy

Soy is one of the most versatile food ingredients today. With so many variations and applications available made from soy including health foods, processed foods, vitamins, oils, and much more, it's easy to see why soy is so, so popular.

What Is Soy?

Soy is most commonly used as an umbrella term that means any food ingredients derived from the soy bean. Soy beans are very easy to grow in multiple parts of the world, in part because they grow fast and are easily harvested.

Soy has been used in Asia for over 5,000 years due to its versatility and health benefits. Benjamin Franklin even promoted soy in 1770, but it didn't catch on outside of Asia as a food product until after 1920.

Soy Benefits

One of the primary benefits of soy is its high protein content. This makes it an excellent source of protein for vegetarians or those who can't digest normal meat or animal products well.

Easily one of the most common soy products for food manufacturers are the various soy protein concentrates, which we carry.

Countless health foods like have also latched onto soy for its low fat and cholesterol content (in addition to its high protein content). For this reason, soy is a great substitute for meat products, dairy products, and some vegetable oils.

In fact, many companies and consumers alike are even replacing traditional things like corn grits with soy grits.

Soy dairy substitutes in particular are quite versatile--and popular: soy yogurt, soy ice cream, soy milk, soy margarine, and soy cheese to name just a few.

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