oybeans have health benefits, including one of the highest content of protein for a legume (17) are are a well rounded good good to eat, there are undesirable compounds present including trypsin inhibitors, lectins, flatulence-producing compounds and well as being hard to digest. Infants are especially susceptible to these compounds, and soy meal use in baby food is controversial for this reason. A way to eliminate the majority of these effects is by fermenting soybeans to produce different foods that have similar compositions. Fermenting provides a higher calcium and B and A vitamin content, as well as reduced trypsin inhibitors and higher protein and anti-cancer effects. The positive compounds in soy are also more easily digested and absorbed following fermentation. A specific study was done to analyze these effects using aspergillus oryzae and chracterizing he quantity and quality of nutrients pre and post fermentation. They found the above to be true as well as containing probiotic effects and suitable for use in animal feeds (including young) and all of the above for human consumption. Further research could be done on the specifics of each fermented food, but with this study they demonstrated a wide array of health effects, and the incredible benefit of fermentation. (18)