Soy

Where to buy soy free eggs?

Healthy Traditions soy-free eggs are unique! These chickens are raised by family farmers and eat a soy-free feed mixture that has no genetically modified grains (no GMOs!). Healthy Traditions developed the feed the chickens eat, and we test it for GMOs and glyphosate. Do eggs contain soy protein? Almost all commercial eggs, including those that …

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Can soy raise calcium?

Soybeans and other soy products Calcium-fortified foods are also good for increasing calcium level in your body as they have high calcium absorbability. Do soy beans naturally have calcium? Because it comes from plants, soy milk is naturally free of cholesterol and low in saturated fat. It also contains no lactose. Soybeans and soy milk …

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Does soy have iron?

The researchers found that soybean protein contains two iron absorption inhibitors, including phytic acid and a functional group that makes up part of the protein conglycinin. Foods that contain soy protein include tofu, soybeans, tempeh, bean curd, soy milk and many dietary supplements. The median value of Iron is found in Soy sauce made from …

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Does soy wax smoke?

Soy wax is a clean burning wax that lasts longer than paraffin and of course creates petro soot free candles! We sourced some soy wax. Thinking it would be easy, we experimented making our own candles. Our first candles looked and smelled beautiful in the jar but burning them was not so beautiful. Very litte …

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Do soy supplements lower cholesterol?

Several studies suggest that soy may improve cholesterol levels, especially LDL (bad) cholesterol. In an extensive review of 35 studies, researchers found that eating soy products reduced LDL (bad) cholesterol and total cholesterol while raising HDL (good) cholesterol. These improvements were greater in people with high cholesterol levels. While writing we ran into the inquiry …

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