Are soybeans high in calories?

For those who are overweight, losing weight is a particularly important matter, and eating is the most important aspect when it comes to losing weight. Therefore, those who are losing weight will consider the calories of these foods before eating and consider whether they are suitable for them. Soybean is a very common food in people's daily life, so does soybean have high calories? Let's introduce it in detail below.

The calorie content of soybeans is relatively high, at 359 kcal/100g. However, the calorie content of soy milk is not that high, at 14 kcal/100g. It will not cause weight gain and contains high-quality protein and some mineral calcium. It is recommended to eat less fried foods such as fried dough sticks, which is good for your health.

Soybean is also known as soybean, yellow soybean, branch bean, and edible soybean. Soybean is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Glycine max in the family Fabaceae, native to my country. Soybeans are divided into five categories based on the color and shape of their seed coats: yellow soybeans, green soybeans, black soybeans, other soybeans (soybeans with seed coats of a single color such as brown, brown, or red), and fodder beans (generally with smaller seeds, oblong in shape, with sunken dots on both cotyledons, and a slightly glossy or dull seed coat). It has been cultivated in my country since ancient times, and has a cultivation history of 5,000 years. It is now widely planted throughout the country and is produced in Northeast China, North China, Shaanxi, Sichuan and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is mostly cultivated in the Yangtze River Basin and Southwest China, and the Northeast soybeans have the best quality. The soybeans cultivated in various countries around the world were spread directly or indirectly from my country. Because of its high nutritional value, it is called "the king of beans", "meat in the field", "green milk", etc. It is the most recommended food by nutritionists among hundreds of natural foods.

Nutritional Value

1. Soybeans contain about 40% protein, which is comparable to animal protein in both quantity and quality. The protein content of 500 grams of soybeans is equivalent to that of 1500 grams of eggs, or 6000 grams of milk, or 1000 grams of lean pork. Therefore, soybeans are known as "plant meat" and "green dairy cow".

2. Soybean protein contains a complete range of essential amino acids, especially lysine, which can make up for the lack of lysine in cereals. The methionine lacking in soybeans can be supplemented by cereals.

3. The fat content of soybeans is 18-20%, ranking first among beans, and the oil yield reaches 20%. In addition, the advantage of soybeans over animal fats is that they contain less cholesterol and are rich in linoleic acid and linolenic acid. These unsaturated fatty acids enable soybeans to lower cholesterol. They also contain more lecithin, which is important for the development of the nervous system.

4. Contains inorganic salts such as potassium and sodium, certain essential trace elements, soybean flavonoids (including genistein), genistein and soybean saponins. Although dry soybeans do not contain vitamin C, they can produce vitamin C after germination and can be consumed as a supplement during the off-season for vegetables. In addition, soybeans also contain vitamins A, B, D, E and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.

5. Various soy products processed from soybeans are not only high in protein, but also contain a variety of essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the human body. The protein digestibility of tofu is as high as 95% among the cholesterol content, making it an ideal tonic food therapy product. It should be noted that raw soybeans contain anti-trypsin factors, which affect the human body's absorption of nutrients in the soybeans. Therefore, when consuming soybeans and soy products, the cooking time should be longer than that of general foods, so that high temperature can destroy these factors and improve the nutritional value of soy protein.