An excellent source of protein, used for building and repairing tissues.
Magnesium helps convert food into energy. Also helps promote good bone health by supporting the production of certain hormones.
Essential for good organ functionality, maintaining the nervious system, and strong bones.
Helps in the creation of red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body.
Known to help reduce inflammation in the gut and improve digestion.
Zinc also helps wounds heal properly, aids our sense of taste and smell, and ensures proper development during pregnancy.
Thiamin helps break down and release energy from carbs. It's also beneficial for proper functioning of the nervous system, brain, muscles, heart, and digestive system.
Vitamin B6 is important in helping your body store energy from protein and carbs. It's also critical to maintaining healthy levels of oxygen in your blood.
Needed for the formation of red and white blood cells in the bone marrow, the conversion of carbohydrates into energy and the production of DNA and RNA.
Improves blood clotting and wound healing, and helps keep bones strong and healthy.
Nutritional value in half a cup of Soybeans...
(% RDA in 100g)
Absent Nutrients: Vitamin B12, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Fatty acids, Cholesterol
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) % shown for adult females, as published by the NHS (UK).
Asparagine is an amino acid, which has recently been rumored to aid the spread of breast cancer. Trials on mice have shown that low-asparagine diets, combined with blocking asparagine production in the body, greatly reduced the breast cancer’s ability to spread.
Those with diabetes should aim to consume low-GI foods to avoid spikes in blood sugar levels. These Low-GI foods provide natural, slow-release energy.
The best sources of VItamin K, which is good for blood clotting and maintaining healthy bones.
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