Soybean milk is very popular among many people, as it contains a lot of essential nutrients needed by the human body, such as iron, vitamins and protein. What’s more, it is rather cheap and convenient for people to drink. It is also a kind of high-quality food for babies, pregnant women and senile people with indigestion. Some people can feel uncomfortable and be attacked by the symptoms like sickness, stomachache and diarrhea when they drink soybean milk. Generally speaking, soybean milk will never cause any symptoms of allergy, unless it is not cooked thoroughly. When it is not cooked thoroughly, the toxic substances like saponin can enter the human gastric and intestinal tracts to endanger the human health. The gitoxin and trypsin inhibitor contained in saponin can stimulate the gastric and intestinal mucous membrane and affect the functions of the digestive system and further cause some symptoms of poisoning like weariness and anorexia. In order to keep healthy, it is necessary for people to cook the milk thoroughly before they drink. 

Soy bean milk contains abundant nutrients. The content of protein contained in soy bean has reached 35% to 40%. What’s more, soy bean does not contain cholesterol, which is beneficial to the human brain. According to the research, the absorption rate of soy bean milk can reach 90%. Soybean milk contains rich vegetable protein, phospholipids, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and nicotinic acid, in addition, its content of mineral substances like iron and calcium is also very high. In summer, soy bean milk can help people remove the internal heat and stop the thirst, and in winter it can warm the stomach and nourish the human body. Because of the abundant nutrients and nice taste, soy bean milk has been more and more popular in the world. It is even called “vegetable milk” in Europe and America.

Soybean milk is beneficial to the female health. First, it can help women deal with anemia to some extent. Second, it can help women adjust the internal secretion, defer the aging and beautify the skin. According to the research, the female aging is closely connected with the decreasing secretion of estrogens. The isoflavone, protein and lecithin contained in soy bean milk can effectively supplement estrogens for women to prevent various diseases like the uterus cancer and breast cancer. If women drink the milk every day, the mental and physical conditions can be improved greatly and the aging can be deferred.