Soy Nut

published by Haris Amin on Feb 7, 2010

Soy nut are obtained from whole soy beans. They hold very essential nutrition’s needed for a healthy.

What are the soy nuts? Soy nuts are finished from entire soybeans which have been drenched in water and then baked until brittle and brown. Soy nuts are parallel in texture and savor to peanuts. Soy nuts can be originated in diverse flavors as salt or paprika. You can yet discover soy nuts coated with a level of chocolate or jog hurt! Soy nuts hold all the nutrients that are present in whole soybean and overwhelming soy nuts is a simple mode to get sufficient isoflavones.

How to roast soy nuts? Soy nuts can easily prepare at home.

Roasted soy nut recipe is given as; simply soak the dry soybeans in sufficient water for six to eight hours. Bleed dry and broaden the soybean in a single layer on a well-oiled cookie sheet or grease sheet. Roasted soy nuts are thus obtained by roasting at 350°F (190°C) for 30 to 50 min, stir during the roasting until well browned. Season it with salt to taste and store them in an airtight urn. You can easily experiment this if you have

microwave. Just soak the soy nuts with enough water, herbs, and salt for 6-8 hours. Spread the soy beans and baked it for 10-15 minutes in microwave until they become crispy and brown. The important key is that mix the soy nut to avoid burning. Flavor it with salt and herbs. Though Soy nuts recipes involve thousand of recipes but famous of all is soy nut butter. Soy nut butter recipe is made from roasted soy nuts, these nuts are crushed and blended with soy oil to form soy nut butter this butter is the substitute of peanut butter.

Soy nut nutrition info

Soy nut nutrition involves much health news such as

  1. Postmenopausal women may be able to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels by consuming soy nuts as a substitute for other sources of protein
  2. Soy nut supplementation significantly reduced systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) blood pressure by in all 12 hypertensive women, the researchers reported. It lowered systolic BP by 9.9 percent and diastolic BP by 6.8 percent in that group. It also reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure in 40 of the 48 women who had normal levels — by 5.2 percent and 2.9 percent respectively.
  3. In women with high blood pressure, the soy diet also decreased levels of low-density lipoprotein (”bad”) cholesterol by an average of 11 percent. Cholesterol levels remained the same in women with normal blood pressure.

Soy nuts nutritional value is given below shows all soy nuts nutrition. A common question often asked by health conscious people, how many calories in soy nuts? 100g of salted soy nuts gives 471 kilo calories soy nuts.

Water                                                2.0g            

Energy                                               471kcal

Energy                                               1972kj

Protein                                               35.2g

Fat (total lipid)                                   25.4g

Fatty acids, saturated                         3.7g

Fatty acids, mono-unsaturated            5.6g

Fatty acids, poly-unsaturated              14.3g

Carbohydrates                                   33.6g

Fiber                                                  17.7g

Ash                                                    3.9g

Isoflavones                                         200mg

Calcium, Ca                                       138mg

Iron, Fe                                             3.9mg

Magnesium, Mg                                 145mg

Phosphorus, P                                    363mg

Potassium, K                                     1470mg

Sodium, Na                                       163mg

Zinc, Zn                                             3.14mg

Copper, Cu                                       0.8mg

Manganese, Mn                                 2.2mg

Selenium, Se                                      19.1 µg

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)                   2.2mg

Thiamin (vitamin B1)                          0.1mg

Riboflavin (vitamin B2)                       0.145mg

Niacin (vitamin B3)                            1.41mg

Panthotenic acid (vitamin B5)             0.45mg

Vitamin B6                                         0.21mg

Folic acid                                           211mg

Vitamin B12                                       0.0mg

Vitamin A                                          200IU

Vitamin E                                           0.91mg

Soy nut side effects

 

  1. Common allergic side effects include stomach upset and digestive problems including constipation and diarrhea.
  2. Soy isoflavones have been reported to reduce thyroid function in some people. Soy products may worsen kidney stones, decrease thyroid hormone production, or increase the risk of bladder cancer.
  3. Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not use soy isoflavone supplements because of their estrogen like effects. The phytoestrogen components of soy may interfere with the drug tamoxifen and raloxifene. High intakes of soy protein may interfere with the efficacy of the anticoagulant medication warfarin. A high-fiber diet may interfere with the absorption of soy isoflavones

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