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Soy curls

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Soy curls
A dish with green beans, rice, and soy curls. The soy curls look brown in color, a bit like small pieces of broken chicken.
Soy curls with green beans and brown rice
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateOregon
Created byButler Foods
Inventedc. 2000
Main ingredientsSoy beans
Similar dishesTextured vegetable protein
Nutritional value per 100 g
Energy333 kcal (1,390 kJ)
16.7 g
Sugars3.33 g
Dietary fiber10 g
15 g
Saturated0 g
Trans0 g
33.3 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Vitamin A0 IU
Vitamin C
0%
0 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
5%
67 mg
Iron
50%
9 mg
Sodium
0%
0 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Cholesterol0 mg
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]

Soy curls are a soy based meat alternative[4][5] made by boiling and dehydrating soybeans, and they have a texture similar to that of chicken.[6] Soy curls are prepared by boiling, baking or frying.

History

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Soy curls were invented in Oregon by Butler Foods around the year 2000.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ "FoodData Central". USDA. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Stadick, Jim; Stadick, Ravyn (2012-03-06). "What Are Soy Curls?". The Oregon Tale. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. ^ Overhiser, Sonja (3 June 2019). "Best Soy Curls Recipe". a couple cooks. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ Clarke, Kelly (14 August 2017). "The Soy Curl Was Born in Oregon". Portland Monthly. SagaCity Media. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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