Nutritionally, seaweed packs a punch; it has more calcium than milk, more vitamin C than orange juice, and more
protein than soybeans.
Not exact matches
This makes it a denser form of
protein than milk,
soybeans and most seeds and nuts!
Ingredients: Fine durum flour, olive oil, tofutti better
than ricotta cheese ® (water, expeller blend of natural oils: palm fruit,
soybean and olive, non-gmo (tofu, soy
protein), maltodextrin, dairy free cheese cultures, dairy free romano cheese, vegetable lactic acid, natural blend of gums: locust bean, guar, cellulose, xanthan and carrageenan, brown rice, agar agar, gum arabic, organic apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, tomato flavor, oregano, organic sugar, vegetable mono and diglycerides, citric acid, sea salt.)
Buckwheat Buckwheat contains all essential amino acids (eight
proteins that the body can not manufacture) in good proportions, making it closer to being a «complete»
protein than any other plant source, even
soybeans.
Tempeh is made of fermented, cooked
soybeans, meaning it's less processed
than tofu and high in
protein and fibre.
Spirulina contains between 55 and 70 %
protein (more
than beef, chicken, and
soybean), as well as many essential and non-essential amino acids, iron, calcium, phosphorus...
Some of the new plants produce more
soybeans per plant
than Dwight, and some have higher
protein content
than Dwight.
A simple plant like the moss Physcomitrella patens has fewer signaling
proteins than a complicated plant like
soybean.
As you'll see from the list above,
soybeans have the highest concentration of
protein per ounce but sometimes they get a bad rap for possibly doing more harm
than good.
In this context, we would also add that we are more confident about the thyroid - related safety of natural soy foods — like cooked
soybeans, fermented tofu or fermented tempeh —
than the safety of highly processed soy components like isolated soy
protein.
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.
Pig out intelligently with Smart Bacon ® — a product advertised as bringing «that hearty bacon taste into the veggie world» — and you'll get the following ingredients: Water, soy
protein isolate, wheat gluten,
soybean oil, textured soy
protein concentrate, textured wheat gluten, less
than 2 percent of natural smoke flavor, natural flavor (from vegetable sources), grill flavor (from sunflower oil), carrageenan, evaporated cane juice, paprika oleoresin (for flavor and color), potassium chloride, sesame oil, fermented rice flour, tapioca dextrin, citric acid, salt.
I also thought soy
protein isolate was acceptable also — in fact on her website Patsy recommends a specific brand of soymilk which is made from soy
protein isolate rather
than soybeans.
Lupin is a leguminous plant that has very interesting levels of
proteins (higher
than those of cultivated
protein plants, even soy: 40 % for lupin beans against 30 % for
soybeans), fibers, tocopherol (antioxidant) and essential fatty acids.
Soybeans, like all legumes, are
protein - rich and nourishing, but they also contain a large amount of unsaturated fats, leading to the plant's classification by the Food and Agricultural Organization as an oilseed rather
than a pulse.
The
protein density of soy sauce is actually greater
than the
protein density of animal foods like lamb, fish like salmon, or
soybeans themselves!
Now I know you may have heard contradicting stories about whether these phytoestrogens are actually harmful or not... but one thing that's often overlooked is that in most cases, we're not talking about eating just a few
soybeans here... we're talking about products such as soymilk and soy
proteins where the processing has actually concentrated phytoestrogens in much higher concentrations
than you would ever get naturally.
Second, we recommend that you choose whole food
soybeans whenever possible, rather
than highly processed versions like soy
protein isolates and soy
protein concentrates.
Water, Mushrooms, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Cottonseed, Canola And / Or
Soybean), Modified Food Starch, Wheat Flour, Contains Less
Than 2 % Of: Cream (Milk), Salt, Dried Whey (Milk), Monosodium Glutamate, Soy
Protein Concentrate, Yeast Extract, Spice Extract, Dehydrated Garlic.
Moreover, the
protein in pulses (44) and
soybeans (7) has been implicated in providing satiety; however, little is known regarding whether it is a specific property or more
than 1 property of these
proteins that elicit this effect or simply the inherent high amounts.
How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of «by - product», subtract 10 points 2) For every non-specific animal source -LRB-» meat» or «poultry», meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain «mill run» or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (I.e. «ground brown rice», «brewers rice», «rice flour» are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the
protein sources are not meat meal and there are less
than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the food contains any animal fat other
than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal
protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other
protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or
soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
I'm sure it applies to cat food as well: How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of «by - product», subtract 10 points 2) For every non-specific animal source -LRB-» meat» or «poultry», meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain «mill run» or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. «ground brown rice», «brewerâ $ ™ s rice», «rice flour» are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the
protein sources are not meat meal and there are less
than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the food contains any animal fat other
than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal
protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other
protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or
soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point Extra Credit: 1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points 6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone - free and antibiotic - free, add 2 points 8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different specific animal
protein source (other
than the first one; count «chicken» and «chicken meal» as only one
protein source, but «chicken» and «'' as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide - free, add 1 point
Contain a high - quality, highly digestible
protein source (eg, eggs or meat rather
than soybean or corn gluten meal)
THE SCORING METHOD FOR DOG FOOD: How to grade your dogâ $ ™ s food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of â $ œby - productâ $, subtract 10 points 2) For every non-specific animal source (â $ meatâ $ or â $ œpoultryâ $, meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain â $ œmill runâ $ or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (I.e. â $ œground brown riceâ $, â $ œbrewers riceâ $, â $ œrice flourâ $ are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the
protein sources are not meat meal and there are less
than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the food contains any animal fat other
than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal
protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other
protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or
soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
An excellent source of
protein,
soybeans are also richer in oil
than most legumes, making them a good source for vegetable oil and biofuels.
According to wikipedia «
Soybeans can produce at least twice as much
protein per acre
than any other major vegetable or grain crop, 5 to 10 times more
protein per acre
than land set aside for grazing animals to make milk, and up to 15 times more
protein per acre
than land set aside for meat production.»