The nutrients of soybean are protein, carbohydrates and dietary fiber, fat, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
1. Protein: soybean protein content is high, every 100g soybean containing 35g protein. Soybean protein in essential amino acids, the ratio is also good, belongs to the high-quality plant protein. Soybeans are rich in lysine, when eaten with cereals that lack lysine, can improve the absorption rate of protein.
2. carbohydrates and dietary fiber: soybean carbohydrate content of 34.2g/100g, dietary fiber content of 15.5g/100g. soybean starch content is less, belongs to the low GI food. Rich in dietary fiber, appropriate eating can help gastrointestinal peristalsis to a certain extent. However, some of the oligosaccharides in the intestinal tract in the gas production, easy abdominal flatulence of the crowd should avoid eating soybeans.
3. Fat: fat content of 16g/100g, mainly unsaturated fatty acids, rich in essential linoleic acid.
4. Vitamins and minerals: soybeans are rich in vitamins and minerals more comprehensive, high content of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium and iron and other micronutrients.
5. Other nutrients: soybean also contains such as soy isoflavones, soy saponins, soy lecithin and other bioactive ingredients.
Soybeans as food, does not have special medicinal properties and effects, can not play a major role in the treatment of the equivalent of drugs. But eaten in moderation, the nutrients it contains are beneficial to human health.