When you or someone you love is diagnosed with a soy allergy, it becomes stressful finding items to eat that will not make you sick or worse, kill you.

Facts about Soy

Truth:

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) does not require a listing of foods that contain refined soy oil to have a May Contain Soy on the label. (Source: Number 15)

 Truth:

Soybean farming began in 1100 BCE in China and Asia. In Japan and China, the majority consume no more than 10 grams of soy a day, and usually fermented.

Truth:

Most of the soy crops in the U.S. is produced soybean oil, initially extracted with hexane, a gas used in glues for shoes, leather products, and roofing. As a degreaser, and in textile manufacturing.

Hexane is also used in chromatography as a non-polar solvent. As of this writing, the FDA has a lack of regulation for this contaminant. YUM! Watch the video for more.

 

 

Words that mean soy

    Bean Curd
    Edamame
    HSP - Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
    Kinako Flour
    Kyodofu (free-dried tofu)
    Miso
    Natto
    Monoglycerides and Diglycerides
    MSG (monosodium glutamate)
    Natto
    Okara (soy pulp)
    Shoyu
    Anything with the word soy on it
    Soya and Soya Flour
    Supro
    Tamari
    Tempeh
    Teriyaki Sauce
    TSF (Textured Soy Flour)
    TSP (Textured Soy Protein)
    TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein)
    Tofu
    Yakidofu
    Yuba

Hidden Soy Word List

If the ingredients listed here are found on the food label, it has or may have soy in it, just not listed as soy. Because some of these items like Xanthan Gum can be made of another substance like wheat, it is always a good practice to contact the manufacturer when in doubt.

    Alkyd or Alkyl
    Ascorbyl Palmitate
    Artificial flavoring
    Bulking Agent
    Citric Acid (can be made from either soy, corn, wheat, dairy or Xanthan gum)
    Emulsifier
    Ethyl Sulfates
    Glycerin
    Glycol
    Glyceride
    Glycine Max
    Gum Arabic
    Guar gum
    HPP - Hydrolyzed plant protein
    HVP Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
    Isolates
    Lecithin
    Linseed Oil (Often used with soy)
    Magnesium Stearate
    Methylcellulose
    Morpholinium
    Mixed Tocopherols
    Natural Flavoring
    Olean
    PEG (Polyethylene Glycol)
    Protein or Protein extender
    Quaternary or Quaternium
    S500 (often used in bread and at bakeries)
    Stabilizers
    Styrene
    Thickeners
    Tocotrienols
    Vegetable Broth
    Vegetable Gum
    Vegetable Oil
    Vegetable Starch
    Vitamin E also known as Tocopherols
    Xanthan Gum (Can be made from corn, wheat or soy, if you are Paleo, Xanthan Gum is a no-no, but even if you are not, why risk it?)

 

Common foods with soy

Read your labels, as there are some of these mentioned products that do not contain soy. Stay tuned for future reports!

    Asian Cuisine
    Baked goods and baking mixes
    Bouillon Cubes
Brominated Vegetable Oil
    Candy
    Canned Tuna
    Carob (while most carob is made with carob flour and is dairy-free, I have noticed a trend that a lot of carob manufacturers are using soy flour, soy lecithin, and soy oil in their carob. Read the labels!)
    Cereal
    Chicken that is in chicken broth
Citrus Drinks
    Commercial broths
Commercial smoothies
    Chocolate
    Deli meats (Look for HSP also known as hydrolyzed soy protein)
    Energy Bars (most contain soy protein isolate and soy lecithin)
Hamburger meat and buns, particularly at fast food places. Most include soy flour in their buns and meat as an extender.
    Some vegan cheeses and other vegan products
    Baby Formula
    Margarine
    Mayonnaise
    Peanut and nut butter (Sometimes you will see soy protein listed on the label.
    Many protein powders, look for soy protein powder on the label
Salad Dressings

 

The Soy Report Posts

Restaurants and Soy

    Red Lobster
    Dominos Pizza
   Wendy's 
    McDonald's
    Jack in the Box

Everyday Food Products and Soy

Soy In Bread Products

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