About the consumption of foodstuffs from soya beans

Abstract

Introduction: Soya bean is one of the most ancient cultural plants. The history of cultivation of this culture is accounted at least by 5 thousand years. According to the opinion of one of the outstanding specialists of soya in Russia V.B. Yenken soya bean as a cultural plant was formed in ancient times no more than 6 - 7 thousand years ago. This property allows to use soya for preparation and enrichment of different dishes and also as a basis of vegetable substitutes of the products of the animal origin. Numerous soya products are produced from it. Soya and soya products are widely used in Eastern-Asian regions especially in Japanese and Chinese and vegetarian kitchen in the form of meat, milk, flour and butter. Aim of the investigation: To study the consumption of foodstuffs from soya by the enterprises and population of Aktobe city, Republic of Kazakhstan. Materials and methods of investigation: 35 questionnaires of trading enterprises and different objects of nutrition were performed in Aktobe. Results: According to the results of questionnaire the consumption of soya products by different enterprises and population showed that Aktobe citizens have been using soya product during 20 years, mainly soya meat and soya of Chinese production. Consumers demand is higher in restaurants and supermarkets. Conclusion: Consumption of foodstuffs from soya by enterprises and population of Aktobe city is used moderately.