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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Glycine |
| Species: | G. max
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| Binomial name | |
| Glycine max | |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 大豆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "large bean" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃豆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄豆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "yellow bean" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | đậu tương (or đỗ tương) đậu nành | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 豆漿 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chữ Nôm | 豆𥢃 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 대두 (or 메주콩) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 大豆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 大豆[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | ダイズ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (Glycine max)[3] is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.
Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made. Fermented soy foods include soy sauce, fermented bean paste, nattō, and tempeh. Fat-free (defatted) soybean meal is a significant and cheap source of protein for animal feeds and many packaged meals.[4] For example, soybean products, such as textured vegetable protein (TVP), are ingredients in many meat and dairy substitutes.[4][5]
Soybeans contain significant amounts of phytic acid, dietary minerals and B vitamins. Soy vegetable oil, used in food and industrial applications, is another product of processing the soybean crop. Soybean is a common protein source in feed for farm animals that in turn yield animal protein for human consumption.[4]
- ^ "Glycine max". Encyclopedia of Life (EoL). Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Generally written in katakana, not kanji.
- ^ "Glycine max". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c Rotundo JL, Marshall R, McCormick R, et al. (March 2024). "European soybean to benefit people and the environment". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 7612. Bibcode:2024NatSR..14.7612R. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57522-z. PMC 10982307. PMID 38556523.
- ^ Riaz MN (2006). Soy Applications in Food. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2981-4.