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a colon healthy. Includes a cookbook of 50 soy recipes from
New York’s Natural Gourmet Cookery School.”
Contents: Introduction: The Cinderella bean. 1. How soy
protects the heart and blood vessels: Full of fi ber, the Eskimo
secret omega-3 fatty acids, lecithin and vitamin E, preventing
strokes, magnifi cent magnesium, soy and the Mediterranean
diet, foam to wash out cholesterol?, cholesterol competitors–
phytosterols, is it thyroid hormone [when thyroxine levels
rise, cholesterol falls]?, amino acid at work?, could it be
the B’s?, is it the fl avonoids?, the bean and obesity, high
blood pressure and the bean, could it be just avoiding meat
and dairy products?, summing it up. 2. How soy protects
against cancer: Protease inhibitors, trypsin inhibitors, plant
estrogens, polyphenols, terpenes–antioxidants, fi ghting
phytates, maybe it’s due to low-count amino acid, saponins,
inositol–the cancer-fi ghting phytic acid, which soy products
have the most anticancer potential?, potential adverse effects
of soybeans. 3. How soy helps ease digestive problems:
Promoting regularity, calcium and soybeans. 4. How soy is
benefi cial in diabetic diets. 5. How soy is proving benefi cial
to women: The soy and the cycle, other hormonal benefi ts,
magnesium, PMS and pregnancy, contraceptive or fertility
inducer?, so “B” it, the bones need it, magnesium and
bones, boron and bones, it could be the phytates. 6. Soy and
men: Soy and sex, protein power. 7. Soy products and their
nutritional value: Soybeans, edamame, soybean sprouts,
tofu (also known as bean curd and dou fu-tofu), tempeh, soy
milk, yuba, soy cheese, okara, soy yogurt, soy sauce, soy oil,
soybean lecithin, soy nuts, miso, natto, soy fl our, soy powder,
soy protein isolates, concentrates and grits, texturized soy
protein, convenience of soy foods. 8. Easy ways to add
soy to your diet: Some other easy ways to add soy to your
diet, sensible soybean use. 9. Recipes: Appetizers, soups,
salads, main dishes/entrées, side dishes/breakfast, sauces/
dips, desserts. Glossary. Where to get more information.
References. Address: M.S., Health and science writer, Short
Hills, New Jersey.
1116. Morales, Isabel. 1997. Functionará en Mexico
empresa mixta con Cuba: Se trata de BIOTEK, elaborada de
productos derivados de la soya [A joint venture with Cuba
will operate in Mexico: Biotek will make soyfood products].
Gramma (Cuba). Jan. 3. p. 2. [Spa]
• Summary: Biotek, a joint venture with some Cuban capital,
began operating in Cuba. It is dedicated to the production
of soymilk and its products, using modern technology
developed at the Instituto de Investigaciones de la Industria
Alimenticia (IIIA) in Cuba. Antonio González, director of
the Dairy Association (Unión Láctea) said that the deal was
negotiated, using the good offi ces of CORALSA S.A., the
deal-making arm of the Ministry of Food Industry. The plant
has a capacity of 4,000 liters/day of soymilk. It is the fi rst
such plant exported by Cuba. From soymilk, many nutritious
and tasty products can be made, including nondairy ice
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cream, yogurt, and cheeses.
1117. Blazek, Zdenek. 1997. Re: G.B.Z. is preparing soy
products in the Czech Republic. Letter to William Shurtleff
at Soyfoods Center, Jan. 13. 2 p. Handwritten, with
signature. [Eng]
• Summary: His company is making soy products in
the Czech Republic. They have the book titled Tempeh
Production by Shurtleff & Aoyagi. Now they would like to
introduce some new products such as seitan, amazake, koji,
soy yogurt, natto, and cheese alternatives.
Talk with a company representative who speaks
German. 1997. Feb. 3. The company now makes tempeh
and natto. They introduced each product about 18 months
ago. They would like to introduce tofu and seitan as soon as
possible. Address: G.B.Z. s.r.o., 68606 Uherske Hradiste,
Czech Republic. Phone: +42 632 636 16.
1118. Duchatel, Bernard. 1997. The work of Actimonde with
dairylike soyfoods in Africa (Interview). SoyaScan Notes.
Jan. 30. Conducted by William Shurtleff of Soyfoods Center.
• Summary: Day after tomorrow Mr. Duchatel will travel to
Douala, Cameroon, where Actimonde is installing a complete
plant for Laiterie Auguste, the biggest dairy company in
Cameroon, to make UHT soymilk that will be sold mainly
as soy yogurt. The plant capacity will be 1,000 liters/hour of
long-life (aseptic) products. Mr. Duchatel thinks this plant
will be successful, because the company is strong and it has
conducted extensive consumer research before launching
the product. The plant is expected to be in full operation
by August 1997. Of the various soy products introduced to
Africa by Actimonde, fermented soy yogurt seems to have
the greatest potential, because its fl avor and consistency are
very close to those of the traditional sour milk consumed by
many African people.
Concerning soy in Cape Verde (Cabo Verde): First a
little background. Cape Verde is one of the few nations in
the world in which Soyfoods Center has never been able
to fi nd a record of soybean cultivation. It is a small nation,
a former Portuguese colony that gained independence on
5 July 1975, consisting of ten volcanic islands and 5 islets
off the west coast of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean, west
of Senegal. The capital city is Praia, on the island of Sao
Tiago. The population is about 450,000. Actimonde installed
an Agrolactor (their turnkey soymilk plant) in Praia, Cape
Verde in 1994 for a company named Benali Cabo Verde.
The soybeans used in the plant were initially imported from
France in October 1994; after that, the had planned to import
the soybeans either from Zimbabwe or Mozambique. Mr.
Duchatel has never heard of soybeans being cultivated in
Cape Verde, and he is quite sure that they have not been
cultivated there in recent years–that is why the company had
to import them. His company did not study the matter, but
he thinks it would not be possible to grow soybeans on the