CAFÉ DA ROÇA developed a beverage joining all the delicious flavor of coffee and the nutritional qualities of soy. Soy was chosen because it made a good blend with the taste of coffee and because it offers the following benefits:

• Reduction in the risks of cancer;

• Reduction in the risks of cardiovascular diseases;

• Prevention of pre-menstrual syndrome and relief of the undesirable symptoms of climacteric;

• Prevention of osteoporosis;

• Control of diabetes.

 

Soy is rich in good quality proteins, has polyunsaturated fatty acids and complex substances and is an excellent source of minerals. The nutritional values were obtained by Food Research Center of the UFG - Universidade Federal de Goiás, according to its report, numbered 4.701/2006, which description is in the package.

 

So, “Soy Coffee”, produced by PANTANAL FOODS and distributed by SWEET BERRIES, was created to offer a high nutritional value and to answer the demands of consumers that do not wish to forego the delicious flavor of coffee.

 

An extensive list of the benefits of soy intake make the number of its followers grows constantly.

 

Among others substances, we find in its composition:

 

Isoflavones
Which reduce the risks of some kinds of cancer (breast, uterine and prostate), acting also in the prevention of PMS and in the relief of menopause’s unwanted symptoms, as well as aiding in the prevention of osteoporosis.

 

Phitates
They act as powerful anti-oxidizing agents (preventing cell oxidation or aging). They reduce the risks of countless chronic and degenerative diseases, like some types of cancer, and arthritis. There is an ever growing importance in determining their presence in the foods available in the Brazilian market place. Soy is rich in good quality proteins, it has polyunsaturated fatty acids and is an excellent source of minerals.

Omega 3 and 6
Benefits from the ingestion of Omega 3 and 6 and their reflex on the risk factors of diseases, and on the human body: They act on triglycerides and cholesterol levels; They act on blood pressure; They help to reduce vascular damages, avoiding the creation of blood clots (thrombosis) and fat deposits (atherosclerosis); They leave the skin smooth and peach-like, besides protects it against infections; They regulate body temperature and the loss of water; They act on the immunologic system; According to the FDA (Food and Drugs Administration, the agency that regulates all the commerce of food and medicine in the United States) soy has a high therapeutic potential in the prevention of heart diseases. The daily ingestion of 25 g of soy proteins (approximately 60 g of grain or soy flour) reduces significantly total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in blood levels, and also increases the levels of HDL present in the blood, reducing the risks of cardiovascular diseases, like heart attack, thrombosis and atherosclerosis, and vascular cerebral accidents.