Is soy protein a high-quality protein?
Recently, the doctor suggested that we should drink more milk, eat more eggs, and drink less porridge during this special period, which caused a lot of controversy. I found that many people do not understand the essence of eggs, milk and porridge. The essence of porridge Carbohydrates, that is, sugar, are the most direct source of energy for the human body. Milk and eggs are the representatives of protein foods, which can enhance human immunity. But in our country, another protein-rich food, soy, there has always been a lot of controversy about whether soy protein is high-quality protein, and it seems like it could spark a world-class debate.
Many people around me deny that soy protein is high-quality protein, and the reason given is that it is vegetable protein, and plant protein is not high-quality protein. High-quality protein. Here we do not talk about digestion and absorption. But I don't think it's reasonable to deny that soy protein is a high-quality protein just because it's a vegetable protein.
First, after protein enters the body, it is decomposed into amino acids by protease in the stomach and small intestine, and then absorbed by the body. There are more than 20 kinds of amino acids that make up the human body, most of which can be synthesized in the body, but 8 of them cannot be synthesized by the human body and must be provided by food, so they are also called "essential amino acids". These 8 essential amino acids are: Tryptophan, Threonine, Methionine, Valine, Lysine, Leucine, Isoleucine and Phenylalanine.
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