Table 1

Isoflavone content of some common foods


μg/kg wet weight (Da + Gen)

Peas, fresh, cooked
nd
Asparagus, cooked
nd
Carrots, old, cooked
nd
Cucumber, with skin
2.9
Potatoes, old, cooked
7.4
Potatoes, new, cooked
37.5
Red kidney beans, cooked
222.7
Chickpeas, dried, cooked
241.4
French beans, cooked
350.3
Beansprouts, mung, raw
5736
Soy cheese
34,000
Soymilk
44,000
Tofu yogurt
151,000
Soy hot dog, tempeh burger
188,000
Tofu
242,000
Soybeans, dried, cooked
469,000
Miso
1,265,000

Data from Liggins et al. [24], and Reinli and Block [25]. Da, Daidzein; Gen, Genistein; nd, not detected.

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