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. 2021 Aug 30;13(9):3048. doi: 10.3390/nu13093048

Table 1.

Genistein content in consumable products.

Food Mean Genistein Concentration a (mg Genistein/
100 g Food)
Standard Deviation References
Textured Soy Flour 89.42 26.96 [7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]
Instant Beverage Soy Powder 62.18 3.69 [14,16,17,18,19,20]
Soy Protein Isolate 57.28 14.17 [7,14,16,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Meatless Bacon Bits 45.77 0.11 [13]
Kellog’s Smart-Start Soy Protein Cereal 41.90 N/A b (n < 3) [13]
Natto 37.66 7.85 [30,31,32,33,34,35,36]
Uncooked Tempeh 36.15 17.64 [11,14,16,29,31,37,38,39]
Miso 23.24 8.37 [14,16,17,30,31,33,35,36,40,41,42,43]
Sprouted Raw Soybeans 18.77 11.22 [23,32,40,44,45,46,47,48,49]
Cooked Firm Tofu 10.83 3.98 [30,40,50]
Red Clovers 10.00 0.00 [51]
Worthington FriChik canned meatless chicken nuggets (prepared) 9.35 N/A (n < 3) [31]
American Soy Cheese 8.70 N/A (n < 3) [30]
Kellog’s Kashi Go-Lean Cereal 7.70 N/A (n < 3) [13]
Chocolate Power Bar 3.27 N/A (n < 3) [44]
Hoisin Sauce 3.25 N/A (n < 3) [13]
Cake-Type Plain Doughnuts 2.44 1.11 [13,40]
Raw Pistachios 1.75 N/A (n < 3) [40,52]
Reconstituted Infant Formula (Abbot Nutrition) 1.37 0.37 [53,54]
Cooked USDA Commodity Beef Patties 1.09 0.42 [31]
Fat Free Frankfurter Beef 1.00 N/A (n < 3) [13]
Raw Chicken Breast Tenders 0.25 N/A (n < 3) [13]
Raw White Grapefruit 0.03 N/A (n < 3) [44]
Whole Raw Eggs 0.02 N/A (n < 3) [44,45]
Mature Raw Black Beans 0.00 0.00 [44,55,56]

a Data summarized from [4] b Not Applicable.