Food ingredient · Protein

Soy protein isolate / concentrate

Protein extracted from soybeans and concentrated; used in meat alternatives, bars and shakes.

  • Industrial protein
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points soy protein isolate / concentrate costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Marker of ultra-processingInfo

    An ingredient typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list soy protein isolate / concentrate

566 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list soy protein isolate / concentrate. The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes
Allergen
Soy

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (26)
  • tvp
  • soy crisps
  • soy protein
  • soya protein
  • proteine de soja
  • proteine de soya
  • proteines de soja
  • soy protein crisp
  • soy protein crisps
  • textured soy flour
  • soy protein isolate
  • soy protein nuggets
  • isolated soy protein
  • soy protein isolates
  • soya protein isolate
  • textured soy protein
  • textured soya protein
  • textured wheat protein
  • soy protein concentrate
  • soya protein concentrate
  • textured vegetable protein
  • isolat de proteines de soja
  • non gmo soy protein isolate
  • soy protein isolate concentrate
  • textured soy protein concentrate
  • isolated soy protein soy lecithin

Sources

  1. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org