Beanfeast

Vegetarian processed food

Beanfeast was a vegetarian ultra-processed food made by Batchelors, from soya. It was sold as a dried food, in packets, to be mixed with water and boiled, the cooked product resembling mince. The product was marketed in three varieties: Savoury Mince, Bolognese Style and Mexican Chilli.

Beanfeast was the focus of protests against its manufacturer, Unilever, when it was found to contain genetically modified (GM) soya. The sales of the product dropped by 50%. After a meeting with Greenpeace in April 1999,^[1] Unilever agreed to remove GM ingredients.

The product was discontinued by Batchelors in early 2020, with the explanation that it was "not selling well".^[2]

References

^ GM Foods: Modifying the approach | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com^{[dead link]}
^ "Batchelors UK - Home". www.batchelorsrange.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

Soy (Glycine max)

General

Soy allergy
Soy candle
Soy ink
Soy molasses
Soy paint
Soy protein
Soybean
Diseases
Soybean meal
Soybean oil

Soy-based
dishes

Plant milk

Meat analogues

Sauces and
condiments

Soy sauce based	Ganjang Ponzu Sweet soy sauce Tamari Teriyaki Tsuyu Yìn yóu
Pastes	Doenjang Doubanjiang Miso Sweet bean sauce Yellow soybean paste Tương
Fermented bean	Akhuni Fermented bean curd Douchi Kinema Tauco Nattō

Other foods

Biochemicals

Phytoestrogens	Genistein Genistin Glycitein Glycitin Ononin Daidzein Equol (metabolite) O-DMA (metabolite) Daidzin (leaves)
Globulins (proteins)	Beta-conglycinin Glycinin
PHAs (Lectins)	Soybean agglutinin (lectin)
Enzymes	Beta-amylase Lipoxygenase Cysteine proteases
Trypsin inhibitors	Kunitz inhibitor Bowman-Birk inhibitor
Other	Soy lecithin (mix of Phospholipids) Lunasin Unsaponifiables Tocopherols Sterols Antinutrients Phytates Protease Inhibitors Cystatins