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Soy Milk

Plant beverage produced from soybeans.

Soy Milk — illustrative ingredient image

About Soy Milk

Soy milk is a beverage made by soaking and grinding soybeans with water, extracting the resulting slurry, and applying heat and filtration or related separation steps. It is typically a smooth, opaque white to cream-colored liquid with a mild legume flavor, though heating, homogenization, and formulation can alter its aroma and texture.

It is used as a beverage and as a liquid ingredient in drinks, cereals, batters, sauces, desserts, and other foods. Products may be fresh or shelf-stable, plain or flavored, and formulated with different amounts of soybean solids, water, sweeteners, oils, stabilizers, or other ingredients.

Traditional and commercial versions therefore differ noticeably in body and flavor. Pouring it into a batter, sauce, drink, or dessert changes its context and texture, while cooking or blending with other ingredients can alter its aroma, thickness, and apparent smoothness.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient
Form
milk

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Local names for soy milk

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English

Soy Milk

English

Soy milk, chocolate

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English

Soy milk, sweetened

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English

Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated

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English

Soy milk, unsweetened

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English

Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable

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Soy Milk nutrition & diet

Soy Milk nutritional value

Soybeans, soy milk, regular — MEXT 04052

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
43kcal
Protein
3.6g
Carbs
2.3g
Fat
2.8g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to the soy beverage’s formulation, including whole soybean extraction, fortification, sweetening, flavoring, and filtration. Plain, sweetened, flavored, concentrated, and barista-style products are different forms. Use the poured serving as sold, and separate additions such as cereal, coffee, or blended fruit.

Compare the right form: Match the specific soy beverage brand or recipe, including unsweetened or sweetened formulation, fortification, flavoring, concentration, and serving form.

Diet considerations

Soy milk is plant-derived from soybeans, but formulations may contain dairy-derived ingredients, honey, flavorings, or other additives. Plain and sweetened versions differ in carbohydrate pattern; cereal-based drinks or added granola change the meal further. Coffee-shop preparations may include whipped toppings, syrups, or other animal additions.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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