Soyabean (Glycine max) is a leguminous plant. The Chinese have been cultivating and consuming soyabean for over 4000 years. Soya products have been around in India for almost 30 years, but the consumption of them did take-off well in the market till recently.

Indian population is predominantly vegetarian. Our diet is lacking in terms of quantity and quality of protein. Even the majority of non-vegetarians among us do not consume animal products on a daily basis in quantities sufficient to provide the recommended amount of protein.

Soyabean have almost 40% protein, making soyabean higher in protein than any other legumes and many animal products. Protein in just 250 grams if Soyabean is equivalent to protein in 3 litres of milk or 1 kg of mutton or 24 eggs. The quality of soya protein is virtually equivalent in quality to that of milk and egg protein.