Soy pieces

Soy refers to cultivated plants that people began to use back in ancient times. Currently, soybeans or annual herbaceous plants of the Legumes family play an important role for all mankind as a whole. Soybean culture refers to important food plants that it cultivates in countries in Asia, Africa, as well as the American continent and in Australia.

A wide variety of foods are made from soybeans or soybeans. Soybeans stand out from the background of other representatives of the species for their unique properties. For example, the chemical composition of soybeans contains about 50% vegetable protein. In addition, the soybean plant stands out for its high yield.

The high nutritional and beneficial properties of cultural soybeans deserve special attention. Nutritionists and medics unanimously call soy a product ideal for a healthy and balanced diet. On the basis of soybeans, many types of products are made, among which soy pieces or texturate are considered one of the most popular.

At its core, the soybean pieces are the processing product of soybean plant beans. Soy pieces are considered a good alternative to meat, because they contain a large amount of protein in their chemical composition. Soy pieces are made from pre-fat soy flour. The composition of soybean pieces contains simply an insignificant amount of soybeans.

Soy pieces are especially popular in Asian countries. In addition, soybean pieces occupy an important place in the diet of vegetarians, i. e. people who do not eat animal products. During the production of the soybean pieces, the initial raw material is extruded.

In addition to soybean flour, extraction cake or so-called production waste is suitable for the production of soybean pieces when producing vegetable oil from plant seeds. The resulting mass is dried and then packaged. The soybean pieces may vary in size depending on the degree of milling of the dough that was used in the product preparation process.

Modern food manufacturers produce the following types of soybean pieces:



soy flakes;

soy mince;

soybean gulash;

soy steaks or chops.



In its structure, as well as chemical composition, soy pieces or texturate resemble animal meat. Given such characteristic features of soy pieces in cooking, the product is used as a meat substitute.

It is worth noting that before the start of cooking, soy texturate is soaked in ode, after a while the soy pieces swell and approximately double in volume. In the Asian national culinary tradition, soy pieces are usually boiled in broth and soaked in special marinades.