SOYBEAN BASED COMPOSITION AND ITS USE AS A FOOD SUPPLEMENT OR FOR LOWERING LIPIDS IN SERUM

摘要

A composition on basis of soybean ingredients having (a) isolated soy protein, (b) soybean fibers, and optionally an additional protein source, a carbohydrate source, a fat source, flavouring agents, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, trace elements and other conventional additives, the amount of (a) being such that the protein content provides at least 15% of the total energy content of the composition, and (I) the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is at least 2 and (a) is at least 75 wt % of the total protein content, or (II) the ratio of (a) to (b) is at least 3. The composition is useful as partial or total diet for overweight or obese subjects and is furthermore useful for lowering the cholesterol level and the triglyceride level and for increasing the HDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio in serum.