Soy curls
Appearance
Soy curls with green beans and brown rice | |
| Place of origin | United States |
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| Region or state | Oregon |
| Created by | Butler Foods |
| Invented | c. 2000 |
| Main ingredients | Soy beans |
| Similar dishes | Textured vegetable protein |
| Nutritional value per 100 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 333 kcal (1,390 kJ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16.7 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 3.33 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 10 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 0 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trans | 0 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33.3 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Soy curls are a soy-based meat alternative[3][4] made by boiling and dehydrating soybeans, with a texture similar to that of chicken.[5] Soy curls are prepared by boiling, baking or frying.
History
[edit]Soy curls were invented in Oregon by Butler Foods around the year 2000.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "FoodData Central". USDA. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Butler, Grant (2010-10-05). "Going vegan: Soy Curls a new -- and wonderful -- way to bump up plant-based protein". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ Stadick, Jim; Stadick, Ravyn (2012-03-06). "What Are Soy Curls?". The Oregon Tale. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ Overhiser, Sonja (3 June 2019). "Best Soy Curls Recipe". a couple cooks. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Kelly (14 August 2017). "The Soy Curl Was Born in Oregon". Portland Monthly. SagaCity Media. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Moskowitz, I.C. (2009). Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For. Da Capo Life Long. pp. 73–75. ISBN 978-0-7382-1272-2. Retrieved 2016-11-20.