Soya is a seed that plants in East Asia contain more protein, Plant fat, fibre, several important vitamins, minerals and also essential amino acids which the body needs.

Soy milk is a major source of soy protein made from soybeans that have been finely ground, cooked and strained. It comes with various additives and in various flavours, which keep for a long time and don’t need to be refrigerated until opened.

Edamame is green soybeans still in their pods. It can cook by boiling the pods in lightly salted water for a few minutes and then pop them right from the pods into your mouth. Edamame tastes like slightly sweet lima beans, and One cup of shelled edamame has about 23 grams of protein.

There are two kinds of soy protein powder, and it is shakes and baked foods. Soy protein concentrate comes from detailed soy flakes. It contains about 70% protein while retaining most of the bean’s dietary fibre.

Soy flour has been processed from whole ground soybeans. Use it to increase the protein content of bread, cakes, and cookies. But Soy flour contains no gluten; therefore, it cannot use as a replacement for wheat flour in banking. One-quarter cup of soy flour has 8 to 12 grams of protein.

Tempeh is a soy food made from soybeans that have been cracked and inoculated with a beneficial bacterium. It is fermented and then formed into flat blocks. Sometimes grains like brown rice, barley, or millet are added. Tempeh has a meaty taste and is often used as a meat substitute in cooking. It can be marinated and grilled and added to stews and pasta sauces, high in protein, fibre, and isoflavones. Tempeh can be frozen and, once defrosted, must be refrigerated. It will keep for about ten days. Three ounces of tempeh, or about 1/2 cup, has approximately 16 ounces of protein.

Miso, like tempeh, is a fermented soy food. There is a wide range of miso available, particularly if you search in Asian markets. Generally a strong-tasting, salty condiment, miso is perhaps most familiar as miso soup. It does provide soy isoflavones, but, like soy sauce, its sodium content is high and thus doesn’t make a good general source of soy protein.

Other than these, there are so many soy products on the market.

The diets rich in soy foods help reduce the Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL-Bad Cholesterol) and increase the High-density Lipoprotein (HDL- Good Cholesterol) levels in our body. And if we take 25 grams of soy protein per day, it may help reduce the LDL cholesterol level by 2% – 3% and also help to increase the HDL cholesterol level by 3%. People with heart diseases, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetic patients mostly benefit from soy-rich diets.

The legumes contain in the soy helps us to maintain the risk of heart diseases, and the isoflavones contain in it helps reduce the inflammation in blood vessels and improve their elasticity. From reviews, it is suggested that a soy-rich diet have a 20% probability of reducing heart disease and reducing the risk of dying from heart disease by 15%.

The women who eat soy-rich diets help to improve their fertility. A review mentioned that the women with high intakes of soy isoflavones were 1.3–1.8 times more likely to give birth following fertility treatments than those with lower soy isoflavone intakes. Ingesting 100 mg of soy isoflavones per day may reduce ovarian function and reproductive hormone levels, two important fertility factors.

A diet rich in soy helps women to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. A review mentioned that the women who take at least 13 grams of soy protein per day have a 16% chance of not develop breast cancer than the women who gets less soy protein. However, the protective benefits of soy were only observed in Asian women, while Western women appeared to experience little benefit.

In addition to protein, soya is rich in calcium and vitamin D. These nutrients help bone health. If we take 40mg to 110mg of soy isoflavones per day, it helps grow bone health. And by taking tofu around 140g to 440 g and cooked beans around 35g to 100g per day also helps bone health.

Soy isoflavones are often thought to mimic the female reproductive hormone estrogen. Although they’re similar in structure to this hormone, soy isoflavones have weaker and slightly different effects than estrogen.

Even though some researchers mentioned that soy helps reduce cancer risk, but some peoples believe that is not so. They believe that soy isoflavones are effective for breast and endometrial cancers.

Some studies of animal and test tubes mentioned that some compound contained in soy might affect the function of the thyroid gland.

Some soy isoflavones contain may reduce the production of the male hormone testosterone.

Some people fear that the soy formula may negatively affect the brain, sexual, thyroid, or immune development.

Some compounds containing soybeans may affect the body’s strength to absorb the vitamins and minerals they contain. But it can reduce by Soaking, sprouting, fermenting, and cooking soy.

Animal studies suggest that the antinutrients in soy may reduce the gut’s barrier function, possibly resulting in inflammation and digestive issues.

People who are suffering from high fever is more like to cause allergies by consuming more soy protein. They might face rash, itching, and anaphylaxis.

The chemical oxalates which contain in soy are the main reason for kidney stone. Soy contains a high amount of oxalates, so people highly avoid using soy because of this issue.

Soy contains a phytoestrogens chemical it affects kidney issues. Hence, a review suggests that people who have kidney failures not use a high level of soy because it might increase the level of phytoestrogens and may cause a blood level in the body.

Soy products contain a chemical called Tyramine, an amino acid connected with monoamine oxidase and blood regulation. If people who take treatment for depression consume more tyramine, it may cause a serious case because it causes high blood pressure. So the people who are getting treatment for this should avoid soy product which contains more tyramine like tofu, soy sauce etc.

Antibiotic is the drugs used to reduce the harmful drugs of the body, but sometimes it also reduces the friendly bacteria in the intestines. And they are the bacteria that help for the effectiveness of soy, but when antibiotic use, may cause the soy’s effectiveness.

Soy contains the estrogen chemical, and if we consume a large amount of soy with the estrogen pill, it doesn’t work because the consumption of soy cause to reduce the power of the estrogen pill.