A process for preparing a beanless flavor soymilk or okara or a
combination thereof, which compares the stages of containing soybeans
with deaerated water under an atmosphere of carbon dioxide for a time and
a temperature effective to allow said soybeans to soak and swell; washing
said soaked and swollen soybeans with water to remove oligosaccharides
and ripening enzymes; grinding said washed soybeans under an at
atmosphere of carbon dioxide by bubbling in carbon dioxide in a
sublimated state to form a slurry; and filtering the slurry to produce
raw okara and soymilk.