JIPBMay 21
#Soybeans are a valuable food source, but soy-based #consumer products can have undesirable beany or grassy flavors.
Xie et al. show that #gene editing may be an effective solution in their new study published in #JIPB.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70282
@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #AgTech #botany
GangaMay 21

Last winter I made "soup packs" for the freezer whenever I had spare veggies. I'd chop them then freeze them with lentils, herbs, spices and all sorts of flavourings, so when I needed them I could just turn them into the instant pot, add water or stock, and cook.

I found one in the depths of my freezer! #win

So, bear with me, I soaked some soy beans and am now cooking them in the instant pot with twice the amount of water required. Most of the liquid will become a protein-rich stock that I'll use with the soup pack!

The beans and a little liquid will be simmered a little longer with miso, lemon juice, butter and stuff for a lovely bowl of beans for later in the week.

The stock idea and the bowl of beans idea comes from The Book of Tofu, by Shurtleff, in which he talks about soy beans in general, as well as tofu. He includes several different flavouring combinations for mixing with cooked soy beans, and I'm going to try them all (I love soy beans).

All of the recipes I have tried from this book and The Book of Miso have been excellent.

#FromTheKitchen #WhatIAmCooking #SoyBeans #Food #Vegetarian #Cooking #CookingTheBooks

the spendMay 20
FYI: The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing https://thespend.net/the-beans-and-boeing-summit-that-changed-nothing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #Boeing #ChinaTrade #TrumpXiSummit #Soybeans
The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced a 200-jet deal and soybean pledges. But the trade war's root cause is an accounting problem nobody at the table wants to fix.

the spend
the spendMay 19
FYI: The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war https://thespend.net/the-summit-that-couldnt-fix-an-accounting-problem-pretending-to-be-a-trade-war/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #TrumpXiSummit #Economics #Soybeans #Boeing
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced soybeans, Boeing jets, and a new committee. None of it will fix the imbalance that made the summit necessary.

the spend
the spendMay 18
ICYMI: The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing https://thespend.net/the-beans-and-boeing-summit-that-changed-nothing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #Boeing #Soybeans #TrumpXiSummit #BeijingSummit
The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced a 200-jet deal and soybean pledges. But the trade war's root cause is an accounting problem nobody at the table wants to fix.

the spend
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 17
China agrees to billions in additional US farm purchases, White House says https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/china-agrees-to-add-billions-annually-of-us-farm-purchases-white-house-says-00925648?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #AgricultureandFood #Nuclearweapons #BoardofTrade #Department #Investment #Shipping #Soybeans #farmers #Imports #Markets #Poultry #Tariffs #Trade #Beef
Alexander J. SteinMay 17
Meta-analysis: Eating more legumes and soy is linked to lower risk of hypertension, itself a risk factor for cardiovascular disease & related mortality: doi.org/10.1136/bmjn... #Legumes #Beans #Lentils #Chickpeas #Peas #Soybeans #Tofu #Health #Hypertension #CVD #Review #MetaAnalysis

doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph...
Legume and soy consumption and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective studies

Background Several studies have suggested that high intakes of legumes and soy products are associated with a lower risk of hypertension; however, the results have been inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the association between legumes and soy consumption and the risk of hypertension.Methods PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to 14 June 2025. Random effects models were used to calculate summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the association between legume or soy consumption and hypertension risk. Heterogeneity was evaluated using I 2. The likelihood of causality was evaluated using World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) criteria.Results 12 prospective studies were included in the meta-analysis. The summary RR for high versus low intake of legumes was 0.84 (95% CI 0.77 to 0.93, I 2=65%, pheterogeneity=0.003, n=10 studies, 86 098 cases, 309 853 participants) and for soy was 0.81 (95% CI 0.70 to 0.93, I2=82%, pheterogeneity<0.0001, n=7 studies, 93 934 cases, 278 200 participants). In the linear dose–response analyses, the summary RR per 100 g/day was 0.88 (95% CI 0.80 to 0.97, I2=69%, pheterogeneity=0.001, n=10) for legumes and 0.76 (95% CI 0.60 to 0.96, I2=89%, pheterogeneity<0.0001, n=6) for soy. The test for non-linearity was not significant for legumes (pnon-linearity=0.13), suggesting a linear reduction in risk up to ~170 g/day, while for soy there was indication of non-linearity (pnon-linearity=0.01), and most of the reduction in risk was observed up to an intake around 60–80 g/day. Although there was an indication of publication bias with Egger’s test (p=0.04) for legumes, this was explained by two outlying studies. Using WCRF criteria, the likelihood of causality was considered probable for both legumes and soy in relation to hypertension risk.Conclusion In this meta-analysis of 12 prospective cohort studies, legume and soy intakes were associated with lower risk of hypertension. These findings support dietary recommendations to increase the intake of legumes in the general population.

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
the spendMay 17
ICYMI: The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war https://thespend.net/the-summit-that-couldnt-fix-an-accounting-problem-pretending-to-be-a-trade-war/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #TrumpXiSummit #Soybeans #Boeing #EconomicImbalance
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced soybeans, Boeing jets, and a new committee. None of it will fix the imbalance that made the summit necessary.

the spend
the spendMay 17
The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing https://thespend.net/the-beans-and-boeing-summit-that-changed-nothing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TradeWar #BeijingSummit #TrumpXi #Soybeans #Aviation
The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced a 200-jet deal and soybean pledges. But the trade war's root cause is an accounting problem nobody at the table wants to fix.

the spend
Anna AnthroMay 16

How Many Times Can #China Agree to Buy the Same #Soybeans from the US? – MishTalk

https://mishtalk.com/economics/how-many-times-can-china-agree-to-buy-the-same-soybeans-from-the-us/

How Many Times Can China Agree to Buy the Same Soybeans from the US?

Heading into the summit in China, republicans had high hopes. Did anything happen?

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