Soya mixture: composition, useful properties, purpose and practical application

The birth of a child is always a joyful and exciting event. Positive emotions and euphoria capture the young mother and, at first, she can’t even think that some problems may arise. But now comes the moment of feeding the baby, and some face difficulties ...

What's wrong?

There are factors that make breastfeeding a baby impossible. Not always, as many people think, the cessation or simply absence of GV from the first days of life is a mother’s whim.

There is a generally accepted list of diseases and pathologies that are completely or temporarily incompatible with breastfeeding. Here are a few of them:

• tuberculosis;
• AIDS;
• heart disease in the stage of decompensation;
• oncology;
• galactosemia in a child;
• the severe postpartum unconscious state of the mother and her long recovery;
• cytomegalovirus;
• hepatitis C;
• mastitis in the mother.

A logical question follows: isn’t there a problem in our civilized world today? Shelves of stores in children's departments are simply bursting with the presence of a replacement for breast milk, namely mixtures. And there are products in different directions: for colic, and for allergy sufferers, and for the development of intelligence. You can list endlessly.

But it happens that poor mothers have tested almost the entire range of baby food for a child, but nothing works. This is either a severe allergy or digestive problems. Hands fall, the baby is capricious and not really fed, and his gastrointestinal tract is exhausted by such experiments. The most common reason why a certain mixture is not suitable is intolerance to cow, goat protein, lactose. A similar pathology is detected medically.

Well, if you are allergic to cow protein, then the mixture saves on goat milk. But what if the child reacts to this intolerance to this product as well?

There is salvation!

To help mothers whose babies react pathologically to casein (milk protein), one of the latest developments in the field of baby food comes in - soya mixture. It is about it that will be discussed later.

Why a doctor may prescribe a mixture of soy

If the child has the following problems, then this serves as the basis to transfer him to food containing vegetable protein:

• Intolerance to animal protein, expressed as an allergy to cow and goat milk.
• Lactase deficiency. It does not matter if it is congenital or acquired.
• Galactosemia. With this disease, the metabolic process is disrupted on the way of the conversion of galactose to glucose.
• Viral diarrhea. May occur due to the presence of isoflavones in mixtures.

What are baby soy mixes

All the food that can be purchased in any department for infants is adapted, that is, its composition is balanced as much as possible taking into account the age of the child and some features (the presence of allergies, problems with the tummy, etc.). Soya mixture for children - it is a healing food. It is prescribed strictly by a pediatrician. After the baby is introduced as the main type of food soy mixture, the doctor monitors all changes. For children who can easily tolerate milk protein, this food is not suitable: they will begin to lose weight.

What is included

Soya mixture, like a conventional adapted mixture on animal protein, contains:

• Balanced Vitamin and Mineral Complex.
• Trace elements.
• Additional nutrients.

Of course, the main component is protein, which, unlike the usual mixture, in soy is vegetable. It is obtained from soy beans. Next, we consider the advantages and disadvantages of this type of food.

pros

The main advantage is the ability to use this type of food when nothing is suitable and the parents are close to despair. This is a salvation for children with intolerance to milk protein and milk sugar - lactose. In addition, this type of nutrition has other advantages:

• The soy mixture can have an antiviral effect due to the content of phytoestrogens in the composition, which help fight viral diarrhea, therefore it is referred to as therapeutic.
• Plus, which is very important - this is a low indicator of osmolarity. In Russia, all mixtures must comply with a certain norm for this indicator. The osmolarity threshold should not exceed 290 mOsm / l. Unfortunately, not all manufacturers can boast of compliance with this norm. But the mixture in soy milk due to the vegetable origin of the protein has a lower osmolarity index than products containing animal protein. The lower this indicator, the less likely the harmful effects on the kidneys and intestines of the baby.

Minuses

Unfortunately, there are more shortcomings in food than advantages:

• Vegetable protein is highly nutritious, and its nutritional value is not inferior to animal proteins. But this fact is overshadowed by the lack of vital amino acids. A complete set of essential substances is found only in animal protein. If the child is initially allergic to cow's milk, then it is transferred to goat's milk. If an allergy is detected to this product, then a soy mixture is prescribed. However, if during feeding on soy the signs of intolerance to the animal protein disappeared, then it is better to try to return to normal mixtures.
• Plant origin is not a guarantee of hypoallergenicity of the protein, therefore, the child may have an allergic reaction to it.
• The protein component is exceeded by 1.5 times due to worse digestibility in the digestive tract than in normal nutrition. This forces manufacturers to increase the content of trace elements: iron, zinc, calcium, etc.
• The adaptability of the mixture is reduced: there is no separation by months. Soya mixture is always in the age category from 0 to 1 year, which does not always satisfy the needs of the baby at different stages. In Russia, the line of such mixtures does not differ in variety.
• The absence of lactose does not exclude the presence of other monosaccharides in the diet from soybeans - glucose, fructose and sucrose. Increased sugar content (as well as maltodextrin) can cause problems with the tummy (colic, bloating, upset stool).
• The manganese content is exceeded, which can cause the development of hyperactivity in the child.
• The absence in the composition of the very necessary prebiotics and probiotics. They are responsible for the correct formation of the entire digestive tract.

It's true?

About soy mixtures, you can read several myths that have nothing to do with reality. It's time to debunk them.

• Soy mixtures do not contain GMOs. Soya used for baby food is completely natural and goes through all stages of testing. Manufacturers do not use genetically modified raw materials and indicate this on the packaging.
• Mixtures in soy milk do not contain phytoestrogens, which can inhibit the development of the child. 97% of such substances in this type of mixture are inactive and low concentration, which does not contribute to their accumulation in the body. It is regulated by international standards.
• In soy mixtures, the concentration of aluminum is not exceeded. Moreover, in all products it is simply not there. An isolate is used, which is 100% purified not only from impurities, but also from aluminum salts.

Hypoallergenic mixtures

Like any protein, soy protein can cause intolerance in a child. Therefore, soy mixtures with an allergy to this type of protein should not be prescribed by a pediatrician.

Hypoallergenic mixtures are selected very carefully, based on the presence of hydrolyzate, amino acids and the absence of lactose. Such a mixture is considered therapeutic and prophylactic, it is prescribed only by a doctor!

The only difference that the soy mixture for children with allergies has is that in these mixtures there is no gluten that is present in milk mixtures. It is this substance that can additionally cause an allergic reaction. In general, when eating on soy milk, the likelihood of developing an allergy is less than when feeding with a normal milk mixture.

Leading manufacturers

What soy mixes are represented on the Russian baby food market?

It is often difficult to find them in Russia, but it is still possible, especially those made in Ukraine and Belarus. These mixtures also belong to a higher price category, which cannot but leave an imprint on their distribution, since few can afford them.

Choosing a specific mixture for your child should be clearly argued by the doctor who prescribes it. All necessary medical tests and examinations must be carried out beforehand. There is no definitely the best soy mixture at the moment, everything is selected individually and often empirically, despite the recommendations of the doctor.

The list above is based on moms ratings. The best recognized Friso Soy. It should be noted that this is the only mixture on a vegetable protein, in which, although there are no prebiotics and probiotics, nucleotides are present.

And yet, after appointing a doctor, read on the Internet responses about the prescribed nutrition. Soya mixture, reviews about which are completely negative, is unlikely to suit your baby. To learn all the aspects and the possible consequences of switching to this type of feeding, check out the experience of other mothers.

Since most manufacturers of soy protein mixtures are world-famous brands that are responsible for the quality of their products and control every stage of production, there is nothing to be afraid of. When choosing a mixture, pay attention to the integrity of the package, the expiration date, the state of the powder component (it should be without lumps), then the transfer of the baby to plant nutrition will be painless and will only bring benefits.