Candles from soya?
Vegetarians have to make peace with the good old soya bean. It’s the de-facto standard for bulk meat/protein replacement. When it comes to production for consumer use, it’s a shame that the soya bean has a darker side to it.
But first, an illuminating quality of soya; we now have a company manufacturing candles and related products from soya oil – a natural alternative to petrochemical based candles. Although their main raw ingredient comes from the USA, their marketing blurb does say they do not use soya that comes from deforested tropical areas, which along with palm oil, is one of the main drivers of the chopping down of pristine rainforest.
You’ll probably be able to get these candles from your local health shop.
Is there no end to the uses of the humble soya bean?
