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Is edamame high in calories? Is it good for losing weight?
Soybean is low in calories, which is beneficial to lose weight.

Soybeans contain about 20% fat and 40% protein. It is also rich in vitamins and nutrients. Besides being eaten directly, it can also be used as sauce, soy sauce and various legumes. Stems, leaves, soybean meal and coarse soybean meal are used as fertilizers and excellent livestock feed.

Tissue protein, concentrated protein, isolated protein and fibrin made from soybean meal can be used as raw materials for many foods, such as artificial meat, casein, monosodium glutamate, paper making, plastic industry, artificial fiber and gunpowder.

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Benefits of edamame

1 can improve memory.

Soybean contains lecithin, which is indispensable for brain development and helps to improve brain memory and intelligence.

2, can improve lipid metabolism

The lipid content of soybean is higher than that of ordinary vegetables, but it is mainly unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which can improve human lipid metabolism and reduce triglyceride and cholesterol content.

3. Effectively relieve fatigue

The weather is hot in summer, and edamame is rich in potassium. After eating, it helps to relieve potassium loss caused by excessive sweating and relieve physical fatigue caused by potassium loss.

4. Good snacks with low calories

The heat of edamame is similar to that of skinless chicken breast, full and firm. It's not a problem to eat a small dish a day.

Reference source; People's Network-The benefits of eating edamame in summer are really great.

Reference source; Baidu encyclopedia-edamame