Sarthak

Banerjee
Preparation
of

201415

Soyabean Milk
and its
Comparison
with Natural
Milk

PREPARATION OF
SOYABEAN MILK
AND ITS
COMPARISON WITH
NATURAL MILK.

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Bonafide Certificate
This is to certify that Master
Sarthak Banerjee, a student of class
XII of Kendriya Vidyalaya Fort
William, Roll No. 22, Session 201415, has satisfactorily completed the
required chemistry project work as
per the syllabus of standard XII in
the laboratory of the school.
Date: 22/10/2014
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Chemistry Teachers Signature

External Examiners Signature

Principals
Signature

Acknowledgement
I selected this project as a part of my
studies, titled Preparation of
Soyabean Milk and its Comparison
with Natural Milk.
As gratitude, I convey my sincere
thanks to our Chemistry Teacher Mr.
U.K.Banerjee and our lab Attendant
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Mr. Bijoy, who were our constant

guide during the period of study and
without whose help it would not
have been possible for us to
complete this project.
Sarthak Banerjee
XII A (Science)
2014-15

Contents
Introduction
7
Aim
..8
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Hypothesis
..8
Requirements
...9
Procedure
9-10
Observations
...11
Photo
Gallery...1
2-13
Result
...14
Data Analysis (Comparison Chart)
..15
Natural Milk v/s Soy
Milk....16
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 Nutrition
....16
Health
Benefits1617
Disadvantages
..17
Conclusion
....18
Further Scope of
Investigation.....1
8
Bibliography
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Why I Selected This

Project
I selected this project as a part of my
studies but my foremost wish was to
learn something new by studying
research materials and journals and
doing my own research based on the
nutritional content of different
samples of milk. Our Chemistry
Teacher Mr. U.K.Banerjee was a
constant inspiration who helped us
to succeed in our goal.

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Introduction
Natural milk is an opaque white fluid
secreted by the mammary gland of
female mammals. The main constituent
of natural milk are proteins,
carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, fats
and water and is a complete balanced
diet in itself. Fresh milk is sweetish in
taste. However, when it is kept for a long
time at a temperature of 355C it
becomes sour because of bacteria
present in air. These bacteria convert
lactose of milk into lactic acid which is
sour in taste. In acidic conditions casein
of milk starts separating out as
precipitate. When the acidity in milk is
sufficient and temperature is around
36C, it forms semi solid mass, called
curd.
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Soyabean milk is made from soy beans. It

resembles natural milk. The main
constituents of Soyabean milk are
proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals
and vitamins. It is prepared be keeping
Soyabeans dipped in water for some
time. The swollen Soyabeans are then
crushed to a paste which is then mixed
with water. The solution is filtered.

Aim
Preparation of Soyabean milk and its
comparison with the natural milk with
respect to curd formation, effect of
temperature and taste.

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Hypothesis
As per my knowledge the curd
formation in natural milk will be formed
more quickly at different temperatures
in comparison to the curd formed by
Soyabean milk and will also be of better
quality.

Requirements
Beakers, pestle and mortar, measuring
cylinder, glass rod, tripod stand,
thermometer, muslin cloth, burner.
Soyabeans, Buffalo milk, fresh curd,
distilled water.

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Procedure
Soak about 150g of Soyabeans in
different amount of water so that
they are completely dipped in it.
Keep them dipped for 24 hours.
Take out swollen Soyabeans and
grind them to a very fine paste with
a pestle and mortar.
Add about 250 mL of water to this
paste and filter it through a muslin
cloth. Clear white filtrate is
Soyabean milk. Compare its taste
with buffalo milk.
Take 50 mL of buffalo milk in three
beakers and heat the beakers to
30C, 40C and 50C respectively.
Add spoonful curd to each of the
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beakers. Leave the beakers

undisturbed for 8 hours and curd is
ready.
Similarly, take 50 mL of Soyabean
milk in three other beakers to 30C,
40C, and 50C respectively. Add
spoonful curd to each of these
beakers. Leave the beakers
undisturbed for 8 hours and curd is
formed.

Observations
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Type of Bea Temper Quality Taste

milk

ker ature

of curd of

no.

Buffal
o Milk

curd

1.

30C

2.

40C

3.

50C

1.

30C

Perfec
tly
Dense,
Semi
Solid
Compa
rativel
y
Water
y
Highly
Water
y
Almos
t

Sour

Less
Sour

Tastel
ess
Almos
t Sour
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Soyab
ean
Milk

2.

40C

3.

50C

Dense
Semi
Solid,
Sour
Little
Bit
Water
y
High
Water Tastel
Conte
ess
nt

Photo Gallery.

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Result
For buffalo milk, the best temperature
for formation of good quality and tasty
curd is 30-33C and for Soyabean milk,
it is 35-40C.

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Data Analysis
(Comparison Chart)

Buffalo Milk

Soyabean Milk

Source

Mammal (usually cow or buffalo)

Soy beans

Lactose

Contains lactose

Lactose-free

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Protein

3.22 g

3.27 g

Carbohydrates

5.26 g

6.28 g

0.195 g

0.961 g

113 mg (11%)

25 mg (3%)

10 mg (3%)

25 mg (7%)

0.044 mg (4%)

0.060 mg (5%)

1.865 g

0.205 g

0.183 mg (15%)

0.069 mg (6%)

143 mg (3%)

118 mg (3%)

43 mg (3%)

51 mg (3%)

Vegetarian
Vegan

Polyunsaturated
fat
Calcium
Magnesium
Thiamine (vit.
B1)
Saturated fat
Riboflavin (vit.
B2)
Potassium
Sodium

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Energy

60 kcal

54 kcal

Natural Milk v/s Soy

Milk
Nutrition
A cup of cows milk contains lactose (a
sugar found only in milk), proteins,
carbohydrates, fats and calcium which
are also present in soy milk but in
varying quantities.
Lactose can be hard to digest by some
people if they lack the required
digestive enzyme lactase and will not
be able to digest milk easily. Soy milk is
mostly used as an alternative to milk
used by people with lactose intolerance
since it is completely lactose free.

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Health Benefits
There are a number of hath benefits
with drinking soy milk. These are as
follows:
Improves lipid profile.
Strengthen blood vessel integrity.
Promote weight loss.
Prevent prostate cancer.
Prevents post-menopausal
syndromes.
Prevents Osteoporosis.
Soy protein reduces the level of LDL
(bad cholesterol) and increases the
level of HDL (good cholesterol) in our
body.

Disadvantages
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Soy milk contains high percentage of

phytoestrogens, which may decrease
fertility in men if they consume more
than 3 quarts per day. Too much
estrogen can also cause hormone
imbalance in women when consumed
too much and also has difficulty
breaking down. Consuming these
simple sugars can cause some people
to experience lot of gas. Soy milk also
contains substances called phytates
which interfere with calcium absorption.

Conclusion
Both natural milk and soya milk have
almost same constituents except the
presence of lactose in natural milk.
Soya milk can easily be used as an
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effective alternative for people whose

diet is lactose free. But on the other
hand natural milk curd requires lesser
time (as per my hypothesis taken
earlier) than soya milk curd also
requires and room temperature for its
formation whereas soya milk curd
requires temperature slightly greater
than room temperature.

Further Scope of
Investigation
This above experiment can be prepared
again under better lab conditions and
more accurate equipment and

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apparatus. This may result in slight

variation in the results shown earlier.

Bibliography
www.google.co.in
www.wikipedia.org
www.diffen.com
www.fitday.com

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