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- Growing lupines in a big way
- Sweet lupine - the alternative to soy
- Grow sweet lupines in your own garden
- Benefits of growing lupine instead of soy
- Lupins in animal feeding
- Tips & Tricks
Growing lupines in a big way
Due to the altered dietary habits of many people, protein-containing plant foods play an increasingly important role. Lupines, and only the sweet lupins, are considered the source of protein in the future. More and more farms rely on the large-scale cultivation of lupins.
Sweet lupine - the alternative to soy
The demand for protein-based foods based on plants is steadily rising. After soy is rejected by many vegetarians because of the genetic modification, the producers resort to lupins.
For large-scale cultivation, however, only the sweet lupine is used. With the popular perennial plant in the garden, this plant must not be confused.
Sweet lupins, of which there are yellow, white and blue varieties, no longer contain any toxins due to breeding. The ornamental plants, however, are poisonous and must not be consumed under any circumstances.
Grow sweet lupines in your own garden
In general, sweet lupins can also be planted in their own garden. The demands on care are similar to those of ornamental lupine.
Breeding sweet lupines for self-consumption is only worthwhile if enough space is available in the garden. However, when children are in the house, the non-toxic sweet lupines can be a good alternative to the poisonous ornamental plant.
As ornamental plants sweet lupins are only partially suitable, since they were bred primarily on the seeds and the flowering does not play such a major role.
Benefits of growing lupine instead of soy
For the cultivation of sweet lupins for the protein supply several points speak:
Grown for food production in Germany is mainly the blue lupine. It has proven to be disease resistant to viruses. By contrast, the cultivation of yellow and white lupins has almost come to a standstill.
Lupins in animal feeding
Meanwhile, the blue sweet lupine is often used as a substitute for soybean meal in pig feeding. Research has shown that this type of feeding is especially worthwhile in areas where the soil is poor and sandy.
Tips & Tricks
Lupine flour can be used as well as soy flour, without it affecting the taste. Even a tofu substitute comes from lupins. He is listed under the name Lupino in the specialized trade.