Understanding Differences Between Soy Vitamins And Soy Foods

By Beryl Dalton


People no longer feel confident about the foods they eat as their heads are filled with so much doubt and confusion on whether the food is healthy or not. Soy Vitamins supplements are some of the foods that are very beneficial to human health. Soy foods for instance have been exposed to so many myths that aren't true. There is quite a wide variety of soy products such as soy milk, soy beverages and foods. Nutritionists affirmed that you can actually use the soya as a dietary supplement or additive.

There have been a lot of theories and controversies regarding the soy foods and isoflavones, their differences, similarities and significance in the body and whether they have any similarities with the soy group of organic compounds. However, to make this clear it's good to note that both act independently and has no relationship in terms of what they complement the body with.

Usually, soybean vitamins have a composition of only isoflavones and on the other hand, soy foods are composed of isoflavones, proteins, saponins, minerals, proteins and vitamins which are all important to the body.

Knowing the difference between soy isoflavones and soy protein is greatly important. Isoflavones are natural plant chemicals (called phytochemicals) which are found in soybeans and other legumes. There are three types of isoflavones contained in soybeans. These are genistein, daidzin, and glycitin, the glycoside form is the isoflavones most common form.

In the glycoside form, these isoflavones are naturally attached to a glucose molecule. Inside the human digestive tract, bacteria remove the glucose during digestion. As the glucose is removed the form of the isoflavones changes to the aglycone form. Most soy group of organic compounds will typically contain one or more of the mentioned isoflavones, which makes them great in the treatment of specific concerns.

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, another component of the soybean. Soy protein contains all nine essential amino acids in just the right balance for you body, unlike many other plants. Soy protein is an amazing substitute for meats that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Isoflavones remain part of the soy protein and food products unless they are removed specifically.

Other health benefits obtained from both soybean vitamins and isoflavones include reducing the risk of developing cancer. Isoflavones are known to be antioxidants and we all know that antioxidants are body protectors. They prevent the body from contracting various kinds of diseases especially cancer. In men, it reduces their risk of getting prostate cancer among others.

So it is obvious that the benefits acquired form usage of the proteins and the isoflavones plays a very big role in improving human health are countless. Proper usage and blending of all the supplements covered in this article will really impact your body health, this time being positively.




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