What is this? SoyLife EXTRA is a soy germ concentrate standardized to 10% isoflavones. Specially selected high-quality soy germs are the starting material for SoyLife EXTRA production. This is different from many isoflavone extracts, which are concentrated from soy molasses, or other materials that result from extensive fractionations. Because SoyLife EXTRA has been produced from [...]
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Safety evaluation of SoyLife
By NOTOX, The Netherlands, 2000 and 2001. Genetic toxicology focuses on the process of mutagenesis, that includes the induction of DNA damage and all kinds of genetic changes, ranging from alterations in one or a few DNA base pairs (gene mutations) to gross changes in chromosome structure (chromosome aberrations) or chromosome number. Mutagens are of [...]
Estrogenic activity of glycitein, a soy isoflavone
Tong T. Song, S. Hendrich and P.A. Murphy, J.Agric. Food Chem., 47,1607–1610, 1999. In most soy foods, genistein and daidzein account for about 80 – 90% of total isoflavones. In soy germ, the major isoflavones present are daidzein (45-60%) and glycitein (35-45%). In studies, the estrogenic activities of genistein and daidzein were reported to be [...]
Urinary disposition of the soybean isoflavones daidzein, genistein and glycitein differs among humans with moderate fecal isoflavone degradation activity
By Yan Zhang, Gui-Juan Wang, Tong T. Song, P.A. Murphy and S. Hendrich. J.Nutr. 129 (1999): 957-962. Glycitein and its corresponding glucosides account for 10 – 20% of the total isoflavones in most soy foods. In soy germ, and in SoyLife, glycitein accounts for at least 35% of total isoflavones. It is therefore of great [...]
SoyLife® COMPLEX
Download SoyLife COMPLEX Product Sheet PDF What is this? SoyLife COMPLEX is a unique soy ingredient that is naturally rich in isoflavones – without any extraction. Purely through natural selection, SoyLife COMPLEX is standardized to contain as much as 2% isoflavones. Soy germ Because SoyLife COMPLEX is produced using soy germ (hypocotyl) only, it is [...]
SoyLife® 40: The most complete 40% isoflavone ingredient comes from soy germ
Download SoyLife 40 Product sheet PDF What is this? SoyLife 40% is a soy germ extract standardized to 40% isoflavones. SoyLife 40% is produced from specially selected whole soy germs. Because of its natural source, it is rich in isoflavones plus a myriad of natural soy micronutrients (shown in the graph below). SoyLife 40% can [...]
Why are manufacturers upgrading to SoyLife® isoflavones?
SoyLife is naturally rich in daidzein. Science confirms that the isoflavone daidzein is important for the efficacy of isoflavones as it is converted into equol during metabolism. Equol has been shown to play an important role in human health. Daidzein is the ´bone health isoflavone´ – The beneficial effects of SoyLife in bone health have [...]
Soy: Constituents
Soy germ (hypocotyl) is only 1-2% of the soy bean by weight Soy germ contains over 40 different soy phytonutrients Scientists observe that bio-availability and effectiveness of isoflavones may be enhanced by other phytonutrients naturally present in soy = Soy Matrix
What is the difference between manufacturing processes of SoyLife® to for example Novasoy?
Products derived from soy bean are produced from defatted soy meal (rest of soy oil production). During this process are harsh solvents needed like hexane. Removal of many beneficial phytonutrients → isolation/ extraction of single nutrients. SoyLife® is produced from whole soy germ without using any harsh solvents. After roasting the whole germ and only [...]
Any particular precaution for manufacturing tablets/ capsules?
No, SoyLife® EXTRA is direct compressible.
