SOY PROTEIN Soybeans are not only higher in protein than other legumes but the quality of soy protein is superior to that of other plant proteins and relatively similar to that of animal proteins [1]. Soybeans are one of the few vegetarian sources of total protein containing all of the essential amino acids required in[Read…]

          Lecithin is a complex mixture of phospholipids found mainly in egg yolks, soy, and cole seeds. Phospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidyl glycerol compose the lipid bilayer of the cellular membrane structure. The energy needed for membrane biogenesis is stored in membrane lipids. The matrix of cellular[Read…]