How exactly do they make milk from a bean?

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Soybeans are often referred to as "magical" due to their versatility in food production, particularly in creating soy milk. The process of making soy milk involves soaking, grinding, and boiling soybeans with water, which extracts the proteins and fats, resulting in a creamy liquid. This versatility is attributed to the complete amino acid profile of soy, containing most of the essential amino acids needed for human health. While other foods like potatoes could theoretically be processed into a milk-like substance, they are typically categorized differently, such as soups. The discussion highlights the popularity of soy and almond milks among those who are lactose intolerant, emphasizing the need for alternatives in dairy consumption.
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Why can this magical bean be made into anything? How exactly do they make milk from a bean?
 
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its magical in that taken in sufficiently high amounts, it could turn a male into a female

I'm not sure of the specifics, but soy 'milk' is just milk in texture... I'm sure you could turn things like potatoes into 'potato milk', but then again, i suppose you would just call it soup.
 
My guess would be because Soy is so complete in that it has most of the 20 amino acids.

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Why that would have anything to do with the fact that they make it into milk...I don't know.
 


Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt
Why can this magical bean be made into anything? How exactly do they make milk from a bean?

You know, I really have no idea. I only drink soy or almond milks, because I'm lactose-intolerant, but I've never found out how they make it into so many things.

I'll have to do some research...
 
This is the site that I learned to make soy and nut milks from. It has quite a bit of information.

SEED, NUT AND SOY MILK
 

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