soya bean

Edamame when immature

A soya bean is the seed of an Asian legume, one of the world's most important crops.

Soya beans are processed into oil, flour, tofu, soy sauce, and countless other products.

They're also used as animal feed and in industrial applications.

The spelling soya bean is British; Americans write soybean.

foods

tofu

Coagulated soy milk block

  • tempehFermented soybean patty
  • misoFermented legume paste
  • nattoFermented soybean dish

tamari · edamame · silken tofu · firm tofu · tofurky · shoyu

legume

edamame

Young soybeans in pods

peas · cannellini · cowpeas · lupins · garbanzo · haricot · pod · hull · sprouts · leguminous

nutrition

protein

Folded amino chain

complete protein · dietary · nutrient · vegan · supplement · powder · phytoestrogens · calcium · iron · fiber

industry

livestock feed

Food for farm animals

processing · extraction · crushing · refining · export · commodity · futures · meal · hulls · industrial

cultivation

farming

Cultivating land for food

irrigation · germination · yield · rotation · monoculture · biotechnology · organic · pesticide · fertilizing · sowing

allergy

anaphylaxis

Severe systemic allergic reaction

hives · swelling · food allergy · cross-reactivity · allergist · skin prick test · elimination diet · hypersensitivity · itching · labeling

Opposites
plant protein classification

soya beananimal protein

Nutrients from creature flesh

beef · meat · chicken · fish · pork

legume vs. other plant food types

soya beantree nut

Hard-shelled orchard seed

nut · almond · walnut · wheat · rice

Family

bean, beans, soy, beanie, soybeans, soybean, soya, beanery

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G