- The soybean (U.S.) or
soya bean (UK) (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to Eastern
Asia. It is an annual plant that may vary in growth, habit, and height.
It may grow prostrate, not growing higher than 20 cm (7.8 inches), or
even stiffly erect up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in height. The pods, stems,
and leaves are covered with fine brown or gray pubescence. The leaves
are trifoliate (sometimes with 5 leaflets), and the leaflets are 6–15 cm
(2–6 inches) long and 2–7 cm (1–3 inches) broad.
- Like corn and some
other crops of long domestication, the relationship of the modern
soybean to wild-growing species can no longer be traced with any degree
of certainty. It is a cultural variety (a cultigen) with a very large
number of cultivars. However, it is known that the progenitor of the
modern soybean was a vine-like plant that grew prone on the ground.
Beans are classed as pulses whereas soybeans are classed as
oilseeds.
- The oil and protein
content together account for about 60% of dry soybeans by weight;
protein at 40% and oil at 20%. The remainder consists of 35%
carbohydrate and about 5% ash. Soybean cultivars comprise approximately
8% seed coat or hull, 90% cotyledons and 2% hypocotyl axis or germ. The
majority of soy protein is a relatively heat-stable storage protein. It
is this heat-stability of the soy protein that enables soy food products
requiring high temperature cooking, such as tofu, soymilk and textured
vegetable protein (soy flour) to be made.
- Soybeans are an
important global crop, grown for oil and protein. The bulk of the crop
is solvent extracted for vegetable oil and then defatted soy meal is
used for animal feed. A very small proportion of the crop is consumed
directly as food by humans. Soybean products, however, appear in a large
variety of processed foods. Soybeans are native to southeast Asia, but
45 percent of the world's soybean area, and 55 percent of production, is
in the United States. The U.S. produced 75 million metric tons of
soybeans in 2000, of which more than one-third was exported. Other
leading producers are Brazil, Argentina, China, and India.
- Soybeans can be broadly
classified as "vegetable" (garden) or field (oil) types. Vegetable types
cook more easily, have a mild nutty flavor, better texture, are larger
in size, higher in protein, and lower in oil than field types. Tofu and
soymilk producers prefer the higher protein cultivars bred from
vegetable soybeans originally brought to the United States in the late
1930s.
- A small-scale
soybean-processing technology has been developed that will produce both
high-quality edible oil and protein meal for human consumption. This
technology is attractive as an alternative to solvent extraction
processing in India because it could facilitate the consumption of
domestically produced protein-rich soy products and aid in alleviating
the widespread protein malnutrition in the country. At present a high
percentage of India's soy protein is exported in the form of animal feed
and textured vegetable protein.
- The 1996 USA crop of 64
million tonnes contained about 2% of GM soya beans. The 1997 crop
contained approximately 15% GM beans. Monsanto says that segregating
beans for mass markets would be economically and physically impractical
for farmers, grain companies and shippers.
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General
Information
- The Soy History
- History of soya
- The Soya Plant
- Soy
- Soya -
Information
- Soybean
Extraction
Process
- Manufacturing of soy
protein concentrate for animal nutrition
- Processing
- Soybean
Processing
- Extraction and
Washing
- Process Flow
diagram
- Soyabean Processing,
Utilization and Health Benefits
Company
Profiles
- Gujarat Ambuja Exports
Limited
- Soya GoodRich
Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited -
Soya Division
- Sunrise Soya
Foods
- Sonic Biochem
Extractions Ltd.
- Vippy Soya
- Ruchi Soya Industries
Consultants
- G. Edward Schuh
- Stephen L.
Taylor
- Indian Agribusiness
Systems Private Limited
- Daniel C.
Nepstad
- Intota
- Dr. Soy
Patent
- Process for the
Extraction of Protein from Soy Flour
- Process and
Installation for Warm Dehulling Soya
- Treatment of
Soya
- Pharmaceutical
composition using a mixture of propellant gases for a metered dose
inhaler
- Recovery of isoflavones
from soy molasses
- Soy isoflavone
concentrate process and product
Products
- Soy Protein
Products
- Non-GMO Soya
Products
- Sonic Soyabean
Products
- Tofu and Soymilk
Production
- Soy Product List
- Soyummi Soy
Products
- Jem Soya Chunks/
Nuggets
- Refined Soybean
Oil
- Soy Milk
- Soy Protein
- Soy/Tofu Recipes
Technology
- Feed Technology
- Technology for the
Production of Edible Flours and Protein Products from Soyabeans
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Production of
functional protein hydrolysates from Egyptian breeds of soybean and
lupin seeds
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Incorporating
Soy Proteins into Baked Products
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Effect of
different stabilizers on acceptability and shelfstability of
soy-yoghurt
Applications
- Soya and Health
- Benefits of soy
- Nutritional and Health
Benefits of Soybeans
- Key benefits of
Soya
- Family Nutrition
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Market
- Soy-protein-based wood
adhesives
- Soy-Based Building
Composites
- Soy-Based Emulsifiers
and Wetting Agents
- Turn Scraps and Shorts
into Profits
- Soy-Based
Lubricants
- The Value of U.S Meat
and Poultry Exports to U.S Soyabean Producers
- Soy-Based
Solvents
- Soy-Based Thermoset
Plastics
- Soy-Based Pesticide
Carriers and Adjuvants
- Soy-Based Printing
Inks
- Soy-Based Paints and
Coatings
- Evaluation and Analysis
of Vegetable Oil Markets
- An improved
soy-processing technology to help alleviate protein malnutrition in
India
- Soy Importer's
Handbook
Report
Project and
Plant
- Aum Consultancy Pvt.
Ltd
- Denofa
- Dewas Soya Ltd
- Sifter
Intrenational-Solvent Extraction Plant
- Edible Oil Extraction
Plant
- KS Oil
- Pennwalt India
Limited
- Plant Extraction 400
TPD Solvent Soya
- Sotecma Extraction
Plant
- Huichol Nutrition
Education & Food Supplementation Project
- Low-cost soy-based food
processing for high-energy protein supplement
- VitaGoat Projects
Asia
Suppliers
- Soya Bean
Suppliers
- Soya Exporters
- Soya Fatty Acid
Suppliers
- Foreign
Exporters & Manufacturers
- Indian
Exporters & Manufacturers
- Soya Selling
Leads
- Soya Manufacturers
& Suppliers
- Sell
Trade Leads
- Soya - Suppliers
Directory
Buyers
- Foreign
Importers & Buyers
- Indian
Importers & Buyers
- Soya Buyers List
1
- Soya Buyers List
2
- Soya Buyers List
3
- Soya Buyers
Equipment
Suppliers
- SSP Pvt. Limited
- Extractor Tanks
Suppliers
- Evaporator
Suppliers
- Indian
Extractor Tanks Exporters & Manufacturers
- Manufacturers of
Extractor Tanks
- Heat Exchanger
Supplier
- Soya Making Machine
Suppliers
- Exporters of Soya
Making Machine
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