soy flour

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Soy flour is a fine, hull-free meal made from soybeans, often used in human food. While soybeans are technically legumes, they are widely utilized in the baking industry due to their high-quality protein, which has an amino acid profile similar to animal protein.12

Soy flour is produced by milling soybeans and is typically used in small amounts in bakery operations to improve dough consistency and crumb softness. It can also be suspended in water to create soybean milk, a substitute for dairy milk. Soybeans are a significant crop, with the United States being a major global producer. Beyond food, soy products have industrial applications in items like paint, paper, textiles, and plastics.23

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Soybean is milled to produce soy flour. The flour is often used in a proportion of less than 1 percent in bakery operations. It stiffens doughs and helps to maintain crumb softness. Unprocessed soy flour, because of its lipoxidase enzyme system, is employed with high-speed mixing to bleach the flour…
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Soybean is milled to produce soy flour. The flour is often used in a proportion of less than 1 percent in bakery operations. It stiffens doughs and helps to maintain crumb softness. Unprocessed soy flour, because of its lipoxidase enzyme system, is employed with high-speed mixing to bleach the flour…
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