Soy Milk Nutritional Information

Soy milk, also known by so many different names like soybean milk and soy juice, is made from soybeans. It is one of the most popular available soy products. It is prepared by stable and solid emulsion of water, oil and protein. The milk is prepared by grinding the water soaked dry soybeans. All soy products provide outstanding nutritional benefits to the body. To state the benefits of soy milk, we can say that soy milk contains almost same nutrition as the cow milk. The nutritional information of soy milk is very useful for people who consume it on a regular basis.

Soy Milk Benefits
Soy milk is rich with plenty of carbohydrates and proteins, both of which are very essential for a healthy human body. This milk is low fat and very low on saturated fats. Also, soy milk is rich in the phytochemicals. Initially used as an alternative to the regular milk, soy milk is very beneficial for the body. The high number of people with lactose intolerance symptoms, can also be a reason behind the high production of the soy milk as it does not contain lactose. No lactose means no complex fats, and it also means no cholesterol. Soy milk does contain the same amount of fat as the animal milk but it gets digested easily and hence there are no saturated fats to deal with. Light milk can really be good for weight watchers. Soy milk also contains stachyose and raffinose both of which are a sort of pre-probiotics that cause detoxification and boost metabolism.

Soy Milk - Nutritional Information
It is rich in carbohydrates and proteins and it also contains high amounts of vitamin A, vitamin B1 and vitamin B2. As soybeans contain the highest amount of proteins amongst all the legumes, soy milk also contains higher amounts of milk proteins. According to the FDA, intake of 25% of soy protein a day can reduce risk of heart diseases. This milk is also rich with complex carbohydrates and it reflects that by maintaining low glycemic index. Soy milk is also rich with omega-3 fatty acids which are very important for the development of the brain.

Contents	Regular Soy Milk	Light Soy Milk
Calories	140	100
Protein	10g	4g
Fat	4g	2g
Carbohydrates	14g	16g
sodium	120g	100g
Iron	1.8mg	0.6mg
Calcium	80mg	80mg
Riboflavin	0.1mg	11mg

As stated in the table, you can see that the nutrition is pretty impressive and so are its healthy effects on the body. Unsweetened soy milk is much healthier than regular soy milk. Chocolate soy milk is low in carbohydrates.

There are several dangers also that one must also be aware about. Excessive usage of soy milk can lead to diabetes, leukemia, and breast cancer as well, besides several other medical conditions.