Soybean

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

Chinese bean, Soja hispida

See for

daidzein

Broader Terms

Leguminoseae

Related Terms

genistein, phytoestrogen

Scope Note

food plant which contains little starch and is rich in protein; used to prepare protein supplements; also furnishes commercially important enzymes and other products.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Soybean is an important source of high quality but inexpensive protein and oil.
• Taxonomy of Soybean Relatives The soybean is a papilionoid legume (family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae), and a member of the tribe Phaseoleae, subtribe Glycininae.
• , soybean is now cultivated throughout East and Southeast Asia where people depend on it for food, animal feed, and medicine.
• Executive Summary Soybean is the most valuable legume crop, with numerous nutritional and industrial uses due to its unique chemical composition.
• In value the soybean is now second to corn, which had a 1999 harvest worth $19 billion.

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