Sojowa

Sojowa is the feminine form of the Polish adjective sojowy, meaning related to soy or produced from soy. In Polish, sojowa is used to describe feminine nouns, for example mąka sojowa (soy flour) or pasta sojowa (soy paste). The corresponding masculine form is sojowy (as in olej sojowy, soy oil), and the neuter form sojowe is used with neuter nouns such as mleko sojowe (soy milk). The term derives from soja, the Polish word for the soybean, itself a loanword that entered the language along with soy-based products.

Common usages describe a range of soy-derived foods and ingredients. Examples include mleko sojowe (soy milk), olej sojowy (soybean oil), mąka sojowa (soy flour), białko sojowe (soy protein), sos sojowy (soy sauce), and mięso sojowe (textured soy protein used as a meat substitute). Tofu and tempeh are also widely referred to in Polish with the general adjective form when describing their soy origin, such as tofu sojowe in some contexts.

In culinary and nutritional contexts, soy products are valued as plant-based protein sources and are common in vegetarian and vegan diets. The use of sojowa reflects gender agreement with the noun it modifies, illustrating how Polish adjectives adapt to gender and number in compound terms.