Soybean sprouts

A plant called Soya cultured or Glycine max belongs to the Legume family. Currently, soybeans are cultivated mainly in Asian countries, as well as in Central and South Africa, on the American continent and islands located in the Indian Ocean. Soybean seeds are popularly called "soybeans. " Soya was known to mankind as early as the 3rd millennium BC.

This suggests that soybeans can be ranked among one of the oldest foods included in the human diet. As a plant, soybeans have some distinctive characteristics that make it possible to call soybeans an important agricultural crop that is of great importance to humanity as a whole. For example, Asians simply do not imagine their everyday diet without soy sauce or soybean sprouts, as well as soy paste and vegetable soybean oil, milk and meat.

Moreover, the above food products are just a small part of food products that are made from soybeans. Soybeans have a high yield, in addition, soybeans contain a record amount of protein that has similar characteristics to meat or milk protein. For this reason, milk and a vegetarian version of meat are made from soybeans.

In addition, soybeans contain a large amount of B vitamins, as well as calcium, polynomial fatty acids and iron. Soy is cholesterol-free. As can be seen from the characteristics of the product, soybeans can become an indispensable source of vitamins and useful compounds of natural origin for the human body.

However, nutritionists and doctors consider soybean sprouts to be an even greater treasure trove of vitamins. Seedlings and sprouts have long been called the "healing elixir of nature. " Thousands of years ago, our ancient ancestors actively used soybean sprouts, as well as wheat, beans and mung beans for food. The father of medicine Hippocrates in the era of Antiquity knew and successfully applied the useful properties of wheat sprouts to treat some types of diseases.

In Asian folk medicine, soybean sprouts were more popular. Like other seedlings, soybean sprouts are sprouted soybeans, the root length of which does not exceed 3 mm. Soybean sprouts have a stronger positive effect due to that. that the chemical composition of beans during germination concentrates an increased amount of vitamins and useful compounds that the plant needs for development.

Soya sprouts are used in cooking as a vitamin ingredient in fresh vegetable salads. In addition, soybean sprouts are added to soups and main hot dishes, and are also used as a side dish for meat or fish. In Asia, soybean sprouts are eaten all year round. The product is considered an indispensable preventive agent that increases immunity, as well as has a positive effect on the entire human body as a whole.