Street Names For Soy Protein

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Researching soy protein can bring up many questions. Locating reliable and safe brands of soy protein can be one of the top concerns of shoppers. This article describes many of the top brands of soy protein supplements and helps clear up the confusion caused by the vast variety of products on the market.

1. What are the top brand names of soy protein?

Genisoy, Greens Plus, Greens Today, Mill Creek Botanical, Naturade, Nature's Life, Now Foods, Optimum Nutrition, ProLab, Solgar, TwinLab, Universal Nutrition and Vantage are some of the top brand names of soy protein. GNC, NutriLabs, NaturesPlus, MLO Natural, Nutiva, Jarrow Formulas, Natureade, HealthyNFit and RevivalSoy are some of the other top brand names found in nutrition stores, vitamin shops, grocery stores and online.

2. What are other potential names that soy protein can go by on nutrition labels?

Soy protein will usually be found in three forms: soy protein concentrate, soy protein isolate and soy protein hydrolystate. Soy protein concentrate is at least 30% to as much as 80% protein. Soy protein isolate is at least 90% to as much as 96% protein. And soy protein hydolystate which commonly is soy protein isolate except the branched-chain amino-acid peptide chains have been broken for even faster absorbtion. Soy protein also can be found in textured products like soybeans, soymilk, tofu, hydrolized vegetable protein, lecithin, miso, natto, okara, soy bran, soy isolate fiber, soy flour, soy sauce, soy beans and yuba. Any of these products on a label are made of soy and contain soy protein to some measure. Of course the most convenient and readily available source of soy protein will be in either the soy concentrate, soy isolate and soy hydrolystate.

3. What are the different scientific names for soy protein?

Of the dicot group, fabaceae family, the herb, glycine max (soybean,) also goes by the following scientific names (species,): Dolichos soja, Glycine gracilis, Glycine hispida, Glycine soja, Glycine ussuriensis, Phaseolus max, Soja hispida, and Soja max. The Kingdom is Plantae, subkingdom Tracheobionta, divsion Magnoliophyta, subclass Rosidae, order Fabales. All these this scientific nomenclature can appear in some form or another, especially the species, on different lables for soy protein.

Reading the nutrition label on foods is key to understanding what type of soy protein is included. This is the best way to determine the exact source of the soy protein in the product as well as the nutritional factors in the different brand's and products. There is a wide array of soy protein products available for purchase that will supplement protein intake. The most effective and readily absorbable form, soy protein hydrolystate is also the most expensive and the worst tasting. Soy protein isolate is a very high-octane form of soy protein and is ideal for athletes and body-builders, but, also cost's a bit more than soy protein concentrate. Continue to read the soy protein labels carefully to be sure to find high quality soy protein that provides the desired benefits.