Because of the health concerns associated with hormone replacement therapy, many women are seeking alternative therapies. Compounds such as soy isoflavones appear to reduce the risk of some age-related diseases and to lessen the severity of menopausal symptoms. However, concerns regarding harmful effects of soy isoflavones on thyroid function have been reported. This 16week, double-blinded, pla...

Abstract The consumption of imported dairy products is high especially in developing countries including Nigeria where little or no milk produced locally which makes the expensive, out reach to common consumers and also inconvenient for lactose intolerance vegans. Soymilk, as plant-based was substituted cow’s parts whole production yoghurt effect substitution evaluated on minerals, vitamins, mi...

In this study, pulsed electric fields (PEFs) were evaluated as extraction-aiding technology during soymilk manufacturing to improve its isoflavone profile. Low-intensity PEFs applied at different processing conditions in two stages of the extraction process, hydrated soybeans (HSB) and soybean slurry (SBS), with extracted from conventional process control (CSM). Overall, resultant samples PEF-H...