What is Soybean?
{{Taxobox | name = Soybean | image = Soybean.USDA.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | phylum = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Fabales]] | familia = [[Fabaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Faboideae]] | genus = '''[[Glycine (genus)|Glycine]]''' | species = '''''G. max''''' | binomial = ''Glycine max''}} The '''soybean''' (or '''soya bean''') is a [[plant]] with [[fruit]] called [[beans]], from [[Eastern Asia]]. The height of a grown soybean is between less than 20 centimetres and up to 2 metres. One soybean lives for only one year. == Uses == Soybeans can be eaten or used to make [[soybean oil|oil]], [[soy sauce|sauce]], [[soy milk|milk]], [[soybean flour|flour]], [[tofu]] and other foods. These soy foods have much [[protein]], and many [[vegetarians]] like that. Soybean oil has a component of oleic acid that can be used to make an insect repellent. Also [[biofuel|fuel]] can be made from soybeans. Soybeans can also be fermented to make [[nattō]]. == History == In 1997, 81% of all soybeans were of genetically modified stock. This means that [[gene]]s were changed directly. In [[China]], going back the ancient [[Chou dynasty]] soy beans were considered to be one of the five sacred foods. <gallery> File:So_3.jpg File:Lait-soya-soja-beans-legumineuse-Pixabay.jpg File:Kalo_Bhatmas.jpg File:Soybean Oil, Meal and Beans (10059732523).jpg File:Soy_powder.jpg </gallery> ==Related pages== * [[Soy milk]] * [[Soy sauce]] *[[Soybean oil]] * [[Vegetarian]] * [[Vegan]] {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Beans]]