 EDENSOY Carob is made of 100 percent organic soybeans from our dedicated local family farm network. We know each grower and visit their farms, fields, and families regularly. Their ingenious tending over decades has created rich, vital soil that produces food brimming with energy, great taste, and superior nutrition.
EDENSOY Carob is smooth and delicious, nutritious and creamy with a rich chocolate like flavor from real carob Ceratonia siliqua, also known as St. John's bread. Unlike chocolate, carob is caffeine free. We procure the finest carob from its native Mediterranean region. Naturally malted organic wheat and barley extract provides a hint of sweetness. It offers a perfect balance of quality soy protein, healthy fat, and high energy complex carbohydrates. All the soy protein comes from the whole bean rather than from isolate.
Introduced July 1983 EDENSOY was the first soymilk to be properly prepared for human consumption and to this day we are unaware of another. EDENSOY's popularity catalyzed the creation of the nondairy liquid food category in North America. Soy protein requires more thoughtful preparation than dairy protein and thorough cooking to transform it into easy to digest, nutritious food. EDENSOY is expertly made at our certified organic Michigan plant using 240 continuous quality control checks and years of research into how to best choose soybeans and cook them. From the double reverse osmosis purified water, to the patented enzyme invalidator, to the Swedish aseptic packaging equipment, every step contributes to greater value and the best possible nourishment.
In an extensive year-and-a-half researched Organic Soy Scorecard, Eden Foods earned the highest score, 955 out of 1,000, among 62 North American soy foods brands. The Cornucopia Institute, an objective independent research and advocacy organization dedicated to preserving organic integrity and creating economic justice for family farmers, released the report May 2009. Soyfoods were rated on ten criteria including sourcing, stringency of organic certifier, and prevention of GMO and chemical contamination. Eden Foods was declared a hero in the organic soy industry. Read the report at www.cornucopia.org
As soy became popular for health benefits in the late 80s and 90s many commercial food processors rushed through a series of short cuts to exploit it. Though labeled 'healthy' most soy foods are made using cheap processes and ingredients, cheap imported organic? soy and grain, isolated soy protein hexane extracted and treated with a catalog of toxic petrochemicals, and other unsavory additives. Most use undeclared chemical flavor maskers and refined sugars. Evaporated or dried cane juice is sugar, and organic sugar is an oxymoron. EDENSOY is a wise choice for those seeking high quality pure food.
Eden established a policy banning genetically engineered organisms (GEOs or GMOs) and their derivatives in February 1993. EDEN is your best assurance of freedom from genetically engineered experiments and their derivatives. Meticulous audit trails and tests at the farm, storage elevator, and maker guarantee the purity of EDENSOY. When the New York Times tested eleven soy and corn based foods only one tested GEO free - EDENSOY.
EDENSOY's aseptic cartons are over 70% renewable, recyclable paperboard from certified responsibly managed forests. Their most valuable benefit to the planet is that they require no refrigeration in transport or storage. To take a food that requires no refrigeration and make it into one isn't a good idea. According to the EPA greenhouse gas emissions from refrigerated transport have increased exponentially since the 1990s. EDENSOY does not contribute to this problem. For a list of aseptic package recycling centers by city and state visit: www.aseptic.org
Soybeans have been important human food for over 5,000 years. Western science is confirming whole soy as one of the healthiest foods. In 1999 the FDA recognized the role of soy in reducing cholesterol saying, "25 grams of soy protein a day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease." EDENSOY Carob is heart healthy - low sodium, cholesterol free, and low in saturated fat with 7 grams of soy protein per 8 ounce serving, and 44 mg naturally occurring soy isoflavones. Also, "Diets low in sodium may reduce the risk of hypertension or high blood pressure, a disease associated with many factors." EDENSOY Carob is low in sodium, rich in potassium, folate B9, iodine (from kombu), and a good source of thiamin B1, niacin B3, and magnesium.
Use EDENSOY Carob on cereal. Create a variety of beverages, smoothies, freeze pops, and desserts. Use cup for cup when substituting for dairy milk. |
