After the soy milk comes to a boil, simmer for another 8 minutes.

The first time it bubbles is a "false boil," and drinking it may cause food poisoning. After the soy milk comes to a boil, cook it for another 8 minutes.

Making soy milk at home has become a trend, but many people still use soy milk makers that require them to cook the raw soy milk themselves, and some people also love to buy raw soy milk and cook it at home. Here, we need to remind everyone that soy milk must be fully cooked before drinking. If the soy milk is not truly cooked and you mistakenly drink the "false boil" soy milk, it is very likely to cause food poisoning.

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The "false boil" of soy milk is caused by a substance called saponin in the soy milk. At a temperature of around 80°C, this substance will produce a large amount of foam that floats on the surface of the soy milk liquid, making people mistakenly think it is boiling. However, if consumed at this time, the trypsin inhibitor in the raw soy milk will enter the body. The trypsin inhibitor can be completely destroyed by high temperature, but if the heating is not thorough, it can cause food poisoning. The incubation period for soy milk poisoning is very short, generally 30 minutes to 1 hour, and the main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, and diarrhea, which may be accompanied by abdominal pain, dizziness, fatigue, and other symptoms. If the symptoms are mild, they can heal on their own without treatment, but people with severe symptoms or children should seek medical attention in a timely manner.

Therefore, to avoid poisoning from mistakenly consuming "false boil" soy milk, it should be thoroughly cooked before drinking. After seeing the soy milk boil, continue to heat it and cook for another 8 minutes. Do not use too high a heat when cooking soy milk to avoid a large amount of foam appearing quickly. Use medium heat to heat until foam begins to appear, then appropriately reduce the heat and continue heating until the foam disappears, then turn the heat back to medium, and wait for the soy milk to boil again. If there is a lot of soy milk or it is thick, be sure to stir it constantly during heating to ensure it heats evenly and prevent it from burning.