Protein is so important, have you chosen the right one?
How much protein do we need daily?
The Chinese Nutrition Society recommends protein intake: 70-90g/day for adults; an additional 20g per day for pregnant women, and an additional 25-30g per day for lactating mothers. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends: 140g for men and 106g for women.
What foods do we generally consume protein from?
Protein is widely found in various foods, but the foods richest in high-quality protein are: fish, meat, eggs, milk, and beans.
Modern people's eating habits allow us to obtain protein from more meat, but we also consume excessive amounts of cholesterol, saturated fat, and hormone and antibiotic residues. These are the side effects of modern breeding. Today, protein intake is still a problem in rural areas and small and medium-sized cities, while in big cities we must start to pay attention to the choice of protein “quality”;
Many chronic diseases are caused by food. For a long time, scientists have been working tirelessly to find foods or substances that are beneficial to health and prevent diseases. More and more research is focused on soy protein. Therefore, they suggest that it is best to eat both animal protein and plant protein. If soy protein can be used as the mainstay and animal protein as the supplement, cardiovascular health will be better guaranteed.
What is the difference between animal protein and soy protein?
Animal protein is rich in a variety of essential amino acids and is an important source of high-quality protein. However, it is also rich in fat and cholesterol, which is an important reason for the high incidence of various chronic diseases in modern people.
Soy protein is the only “complete protein” of plant origin. The so-called "complete protein" means that it can provide the human body with a comprehensive range of essential amino acids, and the ratio of these amino acids is also in a well-balanced state, which can meet the health needs of the human body.
Speaking of which, we also need to understand the concepts of the following terms, because there are many kinds of proteins also derived from soybeans, such as soybean flour, soybean protein concentrate and soybean protein isolate, and they are very different.
Soy flour: Made from grinding full-fat soybean meal into powder. Soy flour is the least refined of the three main soy protein ingredients.
Soy protein concentrate: is a processed product that removes most of the sugar but retains most of the soy fiber. The processing of soy protein concentrate affects the retention of many of its bioactive components.
Soy protein isolate: It is the best way to retain the healthy active ingredients of soy in soy protein processing. Soy protein isolate separated by special technology has a complete range of amino acids. The biological potency is the same as eggs and milk, and the quality is better than beef. Soy protein isolate is the most essential part of the protein processing process.
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