Resources:

The Safety of Soya
Read our fully-referenced soya fact sheet
Download the pdf
Buy the factsheet

Soya-Based Infant Formula
A safe alternative to cow's milk formula
Download the pdf

The Soya Saga
Should we be running scared or welcoming this little bean into our hearts and stew pots?
Read this article on soya from VeggieHealth issue 4

Myth-Busting
The VVF examines the soya scare-mongering stories and investigates what, if any, scientific basis there is behind them

Soya and the Environment
Soya farming is devastating the Amazon, but where does all the soya go? It's not for human consumption…

FAQs
What worries you most? Read some of our most frequently asked nutritional enquiries

Soya research
Read the scientific evidence for yourself…

New VVF guide!

The Soya Story

Confused about soya? Is it healthy? Can it harm? VVF’s new exciting soya guide The Soya Story – everything you wanted to know about soya. The truth about how it impacts our health and the environment answers all these concerns and more. This 60-page full-colour guide describes the nutritional benefits of soya foods, the wide range of health benefits and the environmental impact of soya farming for meat production (cattle food) and features a wide range of tasty, inventive recipes from miso soup to chocolate mousse. It contains useful information about soya foods that will both inform and reassure you that soya is a healthy, nutritious and safe food for people of all ages.  

Is Soya Safe?

There is a huge amount of misinformation and downright daftness about soya which is why the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation (VVF) has launched this website dedicated to informing and myth-busting.

The VVF get more nutritional enquiries about soya than any other subject! Nearly every day someone emails or telephones the VVF to ask if soya is safe, can it harm children? Will it feminise boys? Does it contain hormones? Our soya fact sheets are used for health food shop staff training and have been requested by a leading soya milk manufacturer to hand out at public talks.

If you want to read our fully-referenced fact sheet on the safety of soya, find out more about soya-based infant formulas, read some of the most frequently asked questions and access some delicious recipes read on...

Soya Recipes:

• Avocado and smoked tofu
• Smoked Tofu, Puy Lentil and Spinach Salad with Apple & Tamari Dressing
• Tasty Tofu Salad
• Sticky Tofu Stir Fry
• Cacciatore  
• Speedy Smoky Pasta
• Smoked Tofu, Avocado & Tomato Wraps
• Supersonic Noodles
• Sweet & Sour Tofu Stir-Fry with Noodles
• Vegan Muttar Panir (Curd and Pea Curry)
• Red Onion and Thyme Tart with Mixed Salad
• Thai Vegetable Curry
• Chilli Non-Carne with Avocado Dip
• Fruity Tofu Cheesecake
• Chocolate Mousse
• Tropical Mango and Pecan Cheesecake
• Raspberry and Almond Syllabub