Soybean sausage

Soybean sausage is classified as a food suitable not only for people who, for some reason, have abandoned animal products, but also for other groups of consumers. Soybean sausage is a ready-to-eat product based on drinking water and genetically unmodified soybean protein, the amount of which can be about 15 percent.

In addition, such vegetable ingredients as mashed potatoes, vegetable oil, semolina, starch and edible salt are often present in soy sausage. To saturate the taste, as well as to give the necessary aroma, mixtures of spices and spices, aromatic herbs, dried vegetables (carrots, onions, celery), as well as mushrooms are added to soy sausage.

Thanks to the use of modern technologies and related equipment, soybean sausage in appearance is practically not inferior to products based on animal meat. Regarding the taste of soybean sausage, we can say that this product, although it differs from sausages made of meat, but the addition of various food additives, in particular, a flavor and aroma enhancer, does an excellent job.

In general, in recent years, there has been a huge amount of talk about soy-based products: soy sausage also has its own supporters and opponents. In most cases, a lot of arguments are given in favor of soybeans, but probable harm cannot be ruled out either. For example, not so long ago, Japanese scientists studied the effect of soy-based products on human thyroid hormones. As a result of studies, it was found that regular consumption of soy products (including sausages) can provoke the development of goiter in healthy people (especially old age).

Meanwhile, the benefits of soy sausage for human health lie in the composition of this product. For example, soybeans contain genesteine, isoflavonoids, and phytic acids. Genesteine is a substance that in its early stages can stop the development of some cardiovascular and oncological diseases, and isoflavonoids are estrogen-like compounds that prevent the development of cancer of hormone-dependent forms. Phytic acids, in turn, are also able to suppress the growth of tumors.

However, soy lecithin is considered one of the most useful and important components found in soy and soy sausage. Thus, lecithin and choline (acetylcholine and phosphatidylcholine), which is present in this product, play a very important role in the human body - these elements are directly involved in the restoration of brain cells and in general nervous tissue, additionally contributing to the metabolism of fats and regulating blood cholesterol.