Not exact matches
A typical adult consuming 2000 calories per day would need about 1.3 — 2.7
grams ALA per day; equalling about one - quarter of a teaspoon of flax seed oil, less
than a tablespoon of walnuts or 1.3 tablespoons of
soybean oil.
Since
soybeans contain approximately 3.5 milligrams of isoflavones per
gram of protein, and since one cup of cooked
soybeans contain about 29
grams of protein, we're talking about intake of approximately 100 milligrams of isoflavones from 1 cup of cooked
soybeans, or an amount about 40 % less
than the supplemented amount that was found to have no impact on thyroid function.
While searching for my favorite plant phytosterol package,
Soybeans, which were not included in this nut and seed survey; — LRB - I found out, sadly, that 100g of
Soybeans only contain 50
grams of Phytosterols, lower
than the lowest of the low in this study Brazil Nuts.
10
grams of fat is the amount of fat in one «serving» of oil... so 1/4 cup of walnuts has just as much omega 6 in it as a whole tablespoon of
soybean oil, and enough your body needs for more
than a week.