Soybean

This condition has not been found in many other animals, and is not known to occur in humans. Wanting to keep the control over Moomins, the family has turned down offers from Walt Disney Company. This is probably because rats are extremely sensitive to dietary protease inhibitors like those found in soybeans, which can disrupt the action of digestive enzymes needed to break down protein. The artistic control is now in the hands of Lars Jansson's daughter, Sophia Jansson. A 1985 animal study showed that young rats fed large amounts of soy products as their primary food source showed an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. The Jansson family has kept the rights of Moomins and controlled the Moomin Boom. The original paper in the journal Circulation: January 17,2006[4]. An antithesis for the Disneyland-like Moomin World theme park is the Moomin Museum of Tampere, which exhibits the original illustrations and hand-made Moomin models by Tove Jansson.

[3]. Friends of Tove Jansson and many old Moomin enthusiasts have stressed that the animations banalize the original and philosophical Moomin world to harmless family entertainment. The panel also found that soy isoflavones do not reduce post menopause "hot flashes" in women nor do isoflavones help prevent cancers of the breast, uterus or prostate. The Moomin Boom has been critizised for commercializing the Moomins. In January , 2006 an American Heart Association review (in the journal Circulation) of a decade long study of soy protein benefits casts doubt on the FDA allowed "Heart Healthy" claim for soy protein. The peak of the Moomin Boom was the opening of the Moomin World theme park in Naantali, Finland, which has become one of Finland's international tourist destinations. The FDA granted this health claim for soy: "25 grams of soy protein a day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease." One serving, (1 cup or 240 mL) of soy milk, for instance, contains 6 or 7 grams of soy protein. Moomins were used to advertise Finland abroad: the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport was decorated with Moomin images and Finnair painted big Moomin figures to its Japan-line airplanes.

On the basis of this research PTI, in 1998, filed a petition with FDA for a health claim that soy protein may reduce cholesterol and the risk of heart disease. New Moomin comic books and comic strips were published. Soy phytoestrogens (isoflavones: genistein and daidzein) adsorbed onto the soy protein were suggested as the agent reducing serum cholesterol levels. A large merchandising industry was built around the Moomin characters, covering everything from coffee cups and t-shirts to plastic model Moomin Houses. However, High Density Lipoprotein HDL(good cholesterol) did not increase. Moomin books had always been steady bestsellers in Finland, but the animation started a new Moomin madness both in Finland and abroad, especially in Japan. This meta-analysis concluded that soy protein is correlated with significant decreases in serum cholesterol, Low Density Lipoprotein LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglyceride concentrations. The Moomin Boom (muumibuumi in Finnish) started in 1990s, when Dennis Livson and Lars Jansson produced in Japan a 104-part animation serial Tales From Moominvalley, which was followed by a long movie Comet in Moominland.

Louis. The books and comic strips have been translated from their original Swedish and English into many languages. 5) published a report from the University of Kentucky entitled, "Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Soy Protein Intake on Serum Lipids." It was financed by the PTI division of DuPont,"The Solae Co."[2] St. There are also several Moomin picture books by Tove Jansson - those include Hur gick det sen (The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My, 1952), Vem ska trösta knyttet (Who Will Comfort Toffle, 1960), and Skurken i Muminhuset (An Unwanted Guest, 1980). 333, No. The first book, known in English as The Little Trolls and the Big Flood (original Swedish title Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen) has not yet been officially published in English. In 1995, the New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. The books in the series, in order, are:.

Isoflavones are polyphenol compounds, produced primarily by beans and other legumes, including peanuts and chickpeas. Snufkin comments on freedom: "One can never be entirely free, if one admires someone else too much." Little My expresses possession: "Possession means worries and luggage bags one has to drag along.". Soybeans also contain isoflavones, forms of phytoestrogen that are considered by some nutritionists and physicians to be useful in the prevention of cancer, though very controversial and also blamed for some thyroid and reproductive health problems. The books have caprices and utterances which ponder life and ways of the world. They are also high in fiber and vitamin C. The Moomin stories have a very humane message. In spite of the chelating effects of phytic acid, soybeans remain a good source of magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and manganese. The novelist Alison Lurie has described the Groke, a black, hill-shaped creation with glowing eyes, as a walking manifestation of Nordic gloominess - everyone she touches, dies and the ground freezes everywhere she sits.

Scientific research [1] also indicates that it may reduce the risk of colon cancer. Some of Jansson's characters are on the verge of melancholy, such as the always formal Hemulens, or the strange Hattifatteners who travel in concerted, ominous groups. The Journal of Environmental Nutrition (April 2004 volume 27 issue 4) has also stated phytic acid may be considered a phytonutrient, providing an antioxidant effect. Moominpappa and Moominmamma are often seen as straight potraits of Jansson's parents Viktor Jansson and Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. However, dietary mineral chelators help prevent over-mineralization of joints, blood vessels, and other parts of the body, which is most common in older persons. The Moomins, generally speaking, relate strongly to Jansson's own family - they were boheme, lived near the nature and were very tolerant towards diversity. For people with a particularly low intake of essential minerals, especially young children and those in developing countries, this effect can be undesirable. Moomintroll and Little My can be seen as psychological self-portraits of the artist.

Of any studied legume, whole soybeans have the highest levels of phytic acid, an organic acid and mineral chelator present in many plant tissues, especially bran and seeds, which binds to certain ingested minerals: calcium, magnesium, iron, and especially zinc—in the intestinal tract, and reduces the amount the body assimilates. The life partner of Tove Jansson was the graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä, whose personality inspired the character Too-Ticky in Moominland Midwinter. The only non-legume to have an almost identical protein profile to soy is the cereal oat (Avena sativa), and perhaps quinoa. There are other characters who appear from time to time. Soy protein is similar to that of other legume seeds, but has the highest yield per square meter of growing area, and is the least expensive source of dietary protein. . For this reason, soy is important to many vegetarians and vegans. The most recent have been Japanese-European collaboration works which have also produced a few feature-length movies.

A complete protein is one that contains significant amounts of all the essential amino acids that must be provided to the human body because of the body's inability to synthesize them. The Moomins have also been adapted in to television-animation on many occasions by various groups. Soybeans are a source of complete protein. The strips were made in English and then translated to other languages. Concern is also for the high amounts of residual toxin since the herbicide is sprayed on the soya crop repeatedly during growth. After this her brother Lars Jansson, who could duplicate the style of drawings and texts accurately, took over the job until 1975 when the last strip was released. As with other "Roundup Ready" crops, concern is expressed over damage to biodiversity through the loss of wildflowers removed by the roundup treatment, and consequent loss of insects and birds that depend on them. Tove Jansson drew and wrote all the strips until 1959 when she lost inspiration.

Currently, 80% of all soybeans cultivated for the commercial market are genetically modified. The Moomins also appeared in the form of comic strips; their first appearance was in the London Evening News in 1954. RR soybeans allow a farmer to reduce tillage or even to sow the seed directly into an unplowed field, known as 'No Plow' tillage. In appearance, they are white, round and furry with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. Roundup kills conventional soybeans. They are a family of trolls. strain CP4, inserted, by means of a gene gun, into its genome that allows the transgenic plant to survive being sprayed by this non-selective, glyphosate-based herbicide. The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books by Finnish writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish.

In 1995, Monsanto introduced "Roundup Ready" (RR) soybeans that have had a complete copy of a gene (plasmid) from the bacteria, Agrobacterium sp. Sent i november (Moominvalley in November) - 1970 (in which the Moomin family is absent). Monsanto is the world's leader in genetically modified soy for the commercial market. Pappan och havet (Moominpappa at Sea) - 1965. Soybeans are one of the "Biotech Food" crops that are being genetically modified, and GMO soybeans are being used in an increasing number of products. Det osynliga barnet (Tales from Moominvalley) - 1969 (short stories). Soybeans are also used as fermenting stock to make a brand of vodka. Trollvinter (Moominland Midwinter) - 1957.

Soybeans are also used in industrial products including oils, soap, cosmetics, resins, plastics, inks, crayons, solvents, and biodiesel. Farlig midsommar (Moominsummer Madness) - 1954. Additionally, soy protein has been found to reduce renal excretion of calcium, an effect that is reinforced by the high potassium content of soy products. Muminpappans bravader / Muminpappans memoarer (Moominpappa's Memoirs/The Exploits of Moominpappa) - 1950. Tofu often contains high amounts of this important mineral since calcium salts are used to coagulate the protein in soy milk when creating tofu. Trollkarlens hatt (Finn Family Moomintroll') - 1948. Many manufacturers of soy milk now sell calcium-enriched products as well. Kometjakten / Kometen kommer (Comet in Moominland) - 1946.

Soy milk does not contain significant amounts of calcium, since the high calcium content of soybeans is bound to the insoluble constituents and remains in the pulp. Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen - 1945. These imitation products are derived from extensive processing to produce a texture and appearance similar to the real dairy-based ones. He owns a fairground full of surprises, sits on a throne and gives a blast on his foghorn when he makes royal proclamations. Many traditional dairy products have been imitated using processed soybeans, and imitation products such as soy milk, "soy yogurt" and "soy cream cheese" are readily available in most supermarkets. Daddy Jones - the Autocrat in "Exploits". The formulas are sold in powdered, ready to feed, or concentrated liquid forms. He accidently aids the launch of the Oshun Oxtra (Ocean Orchestra), a boat invented by Moominpappa's childhood friend, Hodgkins, by sitting in a river bed.

Infant formulas based on soy are used by lactose-intolerant babies; and for babies that are allergic to human milk proteins and cow milk proteins. He is generally bad tempered because of this. It is the starting material for production of soy concentrate and soy protein isolate. Edward the Booble - a gigantic monster who pays for people's funerals if he accidently treads on them. Soy flour refers to defatted soybeans where special care was taken during desolventizing (not toasted) in order to minimize denaturation of the protein to retain a high Nitrogen Solubility Index (NSI), for uses such as extruder texturizing (TVP). Moomintroll tries to strike up a conversation with him by complementing on his rather bushy eyebrows, but only succeeds in upsetting him. Soybean meal, the material remaining after solvent extraction of soybean flakes, with a 50% soy protein content, toasted (a misnomer because the heat treatment is with moist steam), and ground, in a hammer mill, provided the energy for the American revolution, beginning in the 1930s, of growing farm animals such as poultry and swine on an industrial scale; and more recently the aquaculture of catfish. He only appears in Moominland Midwinter and becomes known to Moomintroll when he wakes up during the long winter hibernation undertaken by the whole Moominfamily.

The remaining soybean husks are used mainly as animal feed. The Dweller Under the Sink - a small, furry creature that lives under the sink in Moomin House. New processes increasingly prepare protein isolates for use as food additives or health supplements. He has his only novel appearance in Moominland Midwinter, in which he is constantly howling after his distant cousins the wolves. The oils are exported abroad, sold as vegetable oil, or end up in a wide variety of processed foods. Sorry-oo - a small dog appearing in various relations - however, he is always melancholy and longing. The oils are blended for their applications, and sometimes hydrogenated. Snufkin plants Hattifattener seed in the grounds of the park to drive the Keeper away and then burns all the signs forbidding things.

The soybeans are cracked, adjusted for moisture content, rolled into flakes and solvent extracted with commercial hexane. He is Snufkin's enemy. Soybean oil extraction is performed on a large scale in the U.S. The Park Keeper - a horrible Hemulen in charge of a park where everything is forbidden. Soybean oil makes up 80% of the edible oil consumption in the United States. She helps the Moomin family understand what a theatre is and also collaborates with Moominpappa on his play, "The Lion's Brides. All commercial soybeans in the United States are yellow or yellow brown. Emma - the rather bitter stage rat.

Soybeans having a dark colored seed coat, or even beans with a dark hilum will inadvertently leave dark specks in the flour, an undesirable factor when used in food products. He joins the Moomin family on the floating theatre in "Moominsummer Madness". In processing soybeans for oil extraction and subsequent soy flour production, selection of high quality, sound, clean, dehulled yellow soybeans is very important. Whomper - an earnest little chap. Soybeans are also the primary ingredient involved in the production of soy sauce (or shoyu). It has been said that Misabel's initial reaction to anyone talking to her is fear of them complaining about the quality of her work. Common forms of soy (or soya) include soy meal ( used as animal feed), soy flour, "soy milk", tofu, textured vegetable protein (TVP, which is made into a wide variety of vegetarian foods, some of them intended to imitate meat), tempeh, soy lecithin and soybean oil (aka "vegetable oil" in the USA). She is sometimes the owner of Sorry-oo.

The beans can be processed in a variety of ways. Misabel has her only novel appearance in Moominsummer Madness, in which she is not a domestic help, but shows up to be a good actress. Soybeans prepared this way are a popular local snack in Hawai'i, where, as in Japan, China, and Korea, the bean and products made from the bean (miso, natto, tofu, douchi, doenjang, ganjang and others) are a significant part of the diet. In comics and picture books, she is usually the Moomin family's domestic help. Soybeans may be boiled whole in their green pod and served with salt, under the Japanese name edamame. Misabel - a very depressed and paranoid female character. A smaller percentage of soybeans are used directly for human consumption, particularly in Asia. He is called the Ancestor and makes appearances in Moominland Midwinter and Moominvalley in November.

The bulk of the soybean crop is grown for oil production, with the high-protein defatted and "toasted" soy meal used as livestock feed. One of those is still dwelling in the Moomin family's bathing house cupboard and stove. Soybeans are the most important cash crop in the United States and the leading agricultural export. The Ancestor - the Moomintrolls descend from ancient creatures living in tiled stoves. Among the legumes, the soybean, also classed as an oilseed, is pre-eminent for its high (38-45%) protein content as well as its high (20%) oil content. He takes up knitting to soothe his nerves. The "garden" cultivars are generally not suitable for mechanical combine harvesting because they have a tendency for the pods to shatter on reaching maturity. He isn't very good at haunting and gets annoyed when the colonists laugh at him.

Tofu and soymilk producers prefer the higher protein cultivars bred from vegetable soybeans originally brought to the United States in the late 1930s. The Island Ghost - a spectre that haunts the Island colonised by Moominpappa in "Exploits". Vegetable types cook more easily, have a mild nutty flavor, better texture, are larger in size, higher in protein, and lower in oil than field types. She gets married to the Joxter in "The Exploits of Moominpappa". Soybeans can be broadly classified as "vegetable" (garden) or field (oil) types. She has many, many children, but is very jolly. Peanuts, soybeans, sweet potatoes or other plants that would replenish the soil with nitrogen and minerals were planted for two years and then cotton on the third year. The Mymble - Little My's mother.

He also encouraged farmers to use crop rotation. A rather untidy and confused individual who collects buttons of all sorts and lives in the tin where he keeps the buttons. The first research on soybeans in the United States was conducted by George Washington Carver at Tuskeegee, Alabama, but he decided it was too exotic a crop for the poor black farmers of the South so he turned his attention to peanuts. The Muddler - Sniff's father. Environmental groups, such as Greenpeace and the WWF, have reported that soybean cultivation and the threat to increase soybean cultivation in Brazil is destroying huge areas of Amazon rainforest and encouraging deforestation. He is very lazy and ends up marrying the Mymble. Other leading producers are Brazil, Argentina, China, Japan, and India. The Joxter - Snufkin's and Little My's father and childhood friend of Moominpappa "The Exploits of Moominpappa".

produced 75 million metric tons of soybeans in 2000, of which more than one-third was exported. He builds the Oshun Oxtra, a boat in which Moominpappa and his friends travel on their adventures. The U.S. Hodgkins - an inventor and childhood friend of Moominpappa "The Exploits of Moominpappa". Soybeans are native to southeast Asia, but 45 percent of the world's soybean area, and 55 percent of production, is in the United States. Anything you put in the Hobgoblin's hat is transformed and the Muskrat gets a terrible shock when he puts his false teeth in it to keep the sand out of them. Modern crop cultivars generally reach a height of 1 m or more, and take between 80-120 days from sowing to harvesting. Unfortunately, Moomintroll has hidden the Hobgoblin's hat there *Finn Family Moomintroll".

However, for best results an inoculum of the correct strain of bacteria should be mixed with the soybean(or any legume) seed before planting. He eventually takes to living in the cave Sniff discovers in order to get some peace. Rhizobium japonicum; Jordan 1982). The Moomin children annoy him by putting hairbrushes in his bed and such like. Soybeans, like most legumes perform nitrogen fixation by establishing a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum (syn. The Muskrat - a philosopher who believes in the pointlessness of things and reads Oswald Spengler, appears in Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. They can grow in a wide range of soils, with optimum growth in moist alluvial soils with a good organic content. Planting Hattifattener seeds where someone has taken up residence is an effective way to get rid of him/her.

Cultivation is successful in climates with hot summers, with optimum growing conditions in mean temperatures of 20 °C to 30 °C; temperatures of below 20 °C and over 40 °C retard growth significantly. Despite physiologically resembling animals, Hattifatteners grow from seeds. Soybeans did not become an important crop outside of Asia until about 1910. At this time they should be avoided since they are highly charged and can give you electrical burns. Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter in 1770 mentioning sending soybeans home from England. Hattifatteners assemble once a year when they "recharge" in a thunderstorm. They were first introduced to Europe in the early 1700s and the United States in 1765, where it was first grown for hay. Hattifatteners can not hear or speak, nor can they see very well, but their sense of feeling is very strong, and they can feel ground vibrations and electricity.

Soybeans were used as food in eastern Asia long before written records, and it is still a major crop in China, Japan and Korea. Their only goal in life is to reach the horizon. A very small proportion of the crop is consumed directly for food by humans. Hattifatteners are always on the move and travel in large groups, such as boat convoys. The bulk of the crop is solvent extracted for vegetable oil and the defatted soy meal is used for animal feed. Hattifatteners - Small white ghost-like creatures that resemble worn socks. It is grown for its oil and protein. They enjoy doing the multiplication contests devised by the rather bossy Hemulen's Aunt.

Soybeans are an important global crop, with political ramifications. Niblings - small aquatic creatures, which chew off people's noses if they are too long for their taste. The scar, visible on the seed coat, is called the hilum (colors include black, brown, buff, gray and yellow) and at one end of the hilum is the micropyle, or small opening in the seed coat which can allow the absorption of water. He doesn't appear in books, just in comics and animation. The hull of the mature bean is hard, water resistant, and protects the cotyledon and hypocotyl (or "germ") from damage. Physically, Stinky is some sort of furry mammal, whose most characteristic attribute is his constant, unbearable stench. Soybeans occur in various sizes, and in several hull or seed coat colors, including black, brown, blue, yellow, and mottled. He has a code of conduct of his own, and is offended when the Moomins want to give him a large sum of money which has been causing them much trouble.

. Stinky - A criminal by profession, trickster, and a dangerous influence who tempts the Moomin family to do things that are against the law. The word soy is derived from the Japanese word shoyu (soy sauce/soya sauce). He offers them the Queen's Ruby in exchange. Beans are classed as pulses whereas soybeans are classed as oilseeds. The Hobgoblin arrives when Thingumy and Bob open the suitcase, exposing the King's Ruby for all to see. However, it is known that the progenitor of the modern soybean was a vine-like plant, that grew prone on the ground. They eventually return it and the whole family throws a party to celebrate.

It is a cultural variety (a cultigen) with a very large number of cultivars. They upset Moominmamma by stealing her handbag. Like corn and some other crops of long domestication, the relationship of the modern soybean to wild-growing species can no longer be traced with any degree of certainty. They speak a strange language and are persued by the Groke who wants the contents. The small, inconspicuous, self-fertile flowers are borne in the axil of the leaf and are either white or purple; The fruit is a hairy pod that grow in clusters of 3-5, with each pod 3-8 cm (1-3 inches) long and usually containing 2-4 (rarely more) seeds 5-11 mm in diameter. Thingumy and Bob - Two little creatures who turn up in Moominvalley in with a large suitcase, which contains the King's Ruby. The leaves are trifoliate (sometimes with 5 leaflets), the leaflets 6-15 cm (2-6 inches) long and 2-7 cm (1-3 inches) broad; they fall before the seeds are mature. Moomintroll himself is changed into a strange creature by the hat when he uses it to hide in during a game.

The pods, stems, and leaves are covered with fine brown or gray pubescence. Chaos ensues, as anything you put inside the hat is transformed. It may grow prostrate, not growing above 20 cm (7.8 inches); up to stiffly erect plants growing to 2 meters (6.5 feet). His hat is found in the Lonely Mountains by Moomintroll, Snufkin and Sniff, who take it back to Moominhouse. It is an annual plant, which may vary in growth habit and height. The Hobgoblin - Appearing in "Finn Family Moomintroll", he is a powerful magician who travels the Universe looking for the King's Ruby. Soybean(s) (U.S.) or Soya bean (UK) Glycine max is a species of legume, native to eastern Asia. Makes first appearance in Finn Family Moomintroll and returns in Moominland Midwinter and Moominpappa at Sea.

The lecithin content varies up to 15%. She seeks warmth and fire, but is unable to do anything but to put them out. Lecithinated soy flour, is made by adding soybean lecithin to defatted, low fat or high fat soy flours to increase their dispersibility and impart emulsifying properties. The Groke - She is cold and ghostlike, and represents all that is scary in the world of Moomin. High fat soy flour, is produced by adding back soybean oil to defatted flour, at the level of 15%. She is most often accompanied by her three children. The lipid content varies according to specifications, usually between 4.5% and 9%. Deep inside she probably has a wish to live like the Moomin family, without any worries.

Low fat soy flour, is made by adding back some oil to defatted soy flour. But in a catastrophe, Fillyjonk may behave totally irrationally. Due to its high oil content a specialized Alpine Fine Impact Mill must be used for grinding rather than the more common hammermill. She is an extremely methodical person tied down with principles and has a deep rooted belief in prestige and tradition. Full-fat soy flour, is made from unextracted, dehulled beans, and contains about 18% to 20% oil. Not a single moment of fantasy or joy, only duties and discipline. Defatted soy flour, is obtained from solvent extracted flakes, and contains less than 1% oil. Fillyjonk- Fillyjonk is the opposite of the Moomin family.

She is modelled after Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson's life partner. Has her first appearance in the novel Moominland Midwinter and returns in the short stories of Tales From Moominvalley and in comics. Too-Ticky - A friend of the family, craftsman and practical philosopher. Every bit as independent as her youngest sibling, little My, Mymble's daughter is very proud of being the oldest sibling, and considers it her duty to raise Little My.

Mymble's daughter, later known as simply the Mymble, is the oldest of Mymble's many children. The Snork - The Snork Maiden's organize-loving brother. Hemulens feature frequently in the books. The Hemulen - an avid collector.

She changes colour according to her mood. She does fall in love with other men sometimes, but returns to Moomintroll before things get too serious. The Snork Maiden - Moomintroll's lady friend and admirer. She is very aggressive and totally disrespectful, but can be a good friend.

When she wants something done, she does it straight away. Little My - She is a small, determined and fiercely independent Mymble. He plays the harmonica. Snufkin wears old clothes and lives in a tent.

Snufkin is an adventurer and a vagabond, admired by those who are small and shy. He is the son of the Mymble and the Joxter, and is half-brother to the Mymble's daughter and Little My. Snufkin - Moomintroll's best friend, who goes south every winter and returns in the spring. He is one of the few characters who is sincerely interested in money, and is always on the lookout for another way to get rich quick.

Sniff - Moomintroll's immature friend and later adopted brother. He is almost always wearing his black top-hat. Moominpappa - a somewhat restless soul who was adventurous in his youth but has now settled down, determined to be a responsible father to his family. Moominmamma is almost never without her handbag.

Moominmamma never denies anything from her child and his friends, not even smoking (she says it's good for the stomach). She very rarely gets cross and takes even the most distressing circumstances (such as the arrival of a comet, or being washed away by a flood) in her stride. Moominmamma - the mother of Moomintroll. Moomintroll - the main character of most of the books, a spirited teenager with a keen sense of adventure and fun, and a generous spirit.