Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 This is something which recipe list rs might be able to answer/address (and vegetarians with families, e.g. vegetarian parents, as well as vegetarian nutritionists and RD's, as well various soyfoods producers). Trevor Murdock wrote: I am doing a review of soy milk making machines for our vegetarian association newsletter and have run into a " controversy " - at least between the manufacturers - about soaking beans overnight. One manufacturer says to soak the beans overnight: that's how Asians have always done it, it reduces beaniness, and it's healthier. The other manufacturer says soaking overnight promotes bacterial growth and that brown rice and almonds have more phytates than soymilk and there is no nutritional reason to soak overnight. _ Trevor Murdock www.MoreThanSolutions.com News - Today's headlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Whether you soak the beans overnight or use a pressure cooker, you need to get moisture into the bean if you expect much " milk " to come out of them. Soaking overnight isn't much of a bacteria risk. The beans should remain covered to reduce exposure to light and air. With limited exposure to light and air water can stay potable for a very long time (think ancient cisterns that supplied water to desert villages in the middle east). As far as soy milk making machines though, I thought that they got the milk by attaching little pumps to the beans udder. Phil Welsher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2002 Report Share Posted September 17, 2002 Phil...I always love it when you chime in. :-D Maria ----- PhilLand wrote:Whether you soak the beans overnight or use a pressure cooker, you need to get moisture into the bean if you expect much " milk " to come out of them. Soaking overnight isn't much of a bacteria risk. The beans should remain covered to reduce exposure to light and air. With limited exposure to light and air water can stay potable for a very long time (think ancient cisterns that supplied water to desert villages in the middle east). As far as soy milk making machines though, I thought that they got the milk by attaching little pumps to the beans udder. Phil Welsher For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2002 Report Share Posted September 18, 2002 PhilLand wrote: As far as soy milk making machines though, I thought that they got the milk by attaching little pumps to the beans udder. Phil Welsher rofl!!!! Just the mere thought of that one... it'ld make a great far side cartoon... Debbie News - Today's headlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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