12 Facts About Soybean

1.

Soybean, soy bean, or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.

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2.

Soybean is the most important protein source for feed farm animals .

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3.

Soybean seeds come in a wide variety of sizes and hull colors such as black, brown, yellow, and green.

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4.

Soybean plants are vulnerable to a wide range of bacterial diseases, fungal diseases, viral diseases and parasites.

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5.

Soybean probably arrived from southern China, moving southwest into northern parts of Indian subcontinent by this period.

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6.

Soybean oil was used by Ford in paint for the automobiles, as well as a fluid for shock absorbers.

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7.

Soybean arrived in the Caribbean in the form of soy sauce made by Samuel Bowen in Savannah, Georgia, in 1767.

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8.

Soybean was first cultivated in Italy by 1760 in the Botanical Garden of Turin.

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9.

Soybean cultivated these seeds in Vienna, and soon began to distribute them throughout Central and Western Europe.

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10.

Soybean is first in cultivated Transcaucasia in Central Asia in 1876, by the Dungans.

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11.

Soybean first arrived in South America in Argentina in 1882.

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12.

Soybean is used to make a product called soy nut butter which is similar in texture to peanut butter.

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