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soy — What It Is, Where It Hides, and How to Avoid It
Everything you need to know about soy — where it's found, common symptoms, hidden sources, and how Allerwise helps you avoid it.
● Allergen Details
| What is soy?
Soy is a legume widely used in plant-based proteins, oils, and emulsifiers. Soybeans appear whole as edamame and processed as tofu, tempeh, soy milk, soy sauce, and as soy lecithin (E322) in countless packaged foods.
| Where is soy found?
Soy is obvious in soy sauce, tofu, edamame, and miso, but also in vegetable oil blends, margarine, baked goods, sausages, processed meats, chocolate, sauces, and meat substitutes.
| Common symptoms of soy allergy
Soy allergy commonly causes mild reactions: tingling lips, rash, stomach upset. Severe reactions are less common than with peanuts but possible. Many infants outgrow it.
| How Allerwise helps you avoid soy
Allerwise spots soybean and its many derivatives — soy lecithin, soy protein isolate, soy flour, hydrolysed vegetable protein — across the ingredient list.
Avoid soy with Allerwise
Identifying soy in food products can be challenging and time-consuming. Allerwise makes this process simple and reliable.
- ▮ Instantly scan product barcodes to check for soy
- ▲ Get immediate alerts for soy and potential cross-contamination
- ↻ Keep a history of scanned products for future reference