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Soybean
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Genus:
Glycine
Species:
G. max
Binomial name
Glycine max
(L.) Merr.
Synonyms[1]
Dolichos soja L.
Glycine angustifolia Miq.
Glycine gracilis Skvortsov
Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim.
Glycine soja sensu auct.
Phaseolus max L.
Soja angustifolia Miq.
Soja hispida Moench
Soja japonica Savi
Soja max (L.) Piper
Soja soja H. Karst.
Soja viridis Savi
Soybean
Chinese name
Chinese
大豆
Literal meaning
"large bean"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
dàdòu
IPA
[tâ.tôʊ]
Southern Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
黃豆
Simplified Chinese
黄豆
Literal meaning
"yellow bean"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
huángdòu
Hakka
Romanization
vòng-theu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
wòhng-dauh
Jyutping
wong4-dau6
IPA
[wɔːŋ˩ tɐu˨]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
n̂g-tāu
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
đậu tương (or đỗ tương) đậu nành
Chữ Hán
豆漿
Chữ Nôm
豆𥢃
Korean name
Hangul
대두 (or 메주콩)
Hanja
大豆
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
daedu (or mejukong)
Japanese name
Kanji
大豆[2]
Kana
ダイズ
Transcriptions
Romanization
daizu
Beans for sale at a supermarket in China
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. For example, soybean products, such as textured vegetable protein (TVP), are ingredients in many meat and dairy substitutes.[4]
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 the most important protein source for feed farm animals (that in turn yields animal protein for human consumption).[5]
^"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.
^Riaz, Mian N. (2006). Soy Applications in Food. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2981-4.
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