Danube Soya – Improving European GM-free soya supply for food and feed

The Soya Bean and the New Soya Flour

The soya bean has been one of the staple foods of China and Japan for centuries; but it has never been consumed to any extent by other nations. Hitherto it has been grown chiefly in Manchuria, whence it is exported to Europe and America. The cost of production is low. In composition it is rich in fat and protein. In fact it resembles meat more in composition than other legumes or cereals do. It...

Soya, Human Nutrition and Health

Popular advice for healthy diets that may promote health and longevity include the daily consumption of at least three servings of fruits or vegetables and the variation of foods to include items derived from different plants and those plants should belong to different botanical families (Thompson H.J. et al., 1999). Ancient civilisations in the Middle East and in America included grain legumes...

Significance of Soya Trypsin Inhibitors

Although recent evidence clearly indicates that trypsin inhibitors (TO and low protein digestibility are the major factors responsible for the pancreatic hypertrophic and growth inhibitory effects of raw soybeans, there was uncertainty regarding the biological threshold level of TI at which these biological effects occur. To obtain such data, dehulled defatted flakes (10% dietary protein) conta...

Phyto-oestrogens and the great soya debate

who follow natural diets and a holistic lifestyle appear to escape menopausal symptoms. Japanese women, for example, rarely experience hot flushes and other associated menopausal complaints (Aldercreutz et al 1992, Beyene 1986). On balance and considering the health risks, natural alternatives may be the best and safest option towards management of patients. However, in some instances HRT suppl...

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