Soybean facts for kids
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Glycine
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The soybean (or soya bean) is a plant with fruit called beans from Eastern Asia. The height of a grown soybean plant is can be less than 20 cm or up to 2 meters.
The fruit is a hairy pod that grows in clusters of three to five, each pod is 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) long and usually contains two to four (rarely more) seeds 5–11 mm in diameter. Soybean seeds come in a wide variety of sizes and hull colors such as black, brown, yellow, and green. Variegated and bicolored seed coats are also common.
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Uses
Soybeans can be eaten or used to make oil, sauce, milk, flour, tofu and other foods. These soy foods have much protein, and many vegetarians like that. Also fuel can be made from soybeans.
History
In 1997, 81% of all soybeans were of genetically modified stock. This means that genes were changed directly.
In China, going back to the ancient Chou dynasty soy beans were considered to be one of the five sacred foods.
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Images for kids
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Soybeans in a supermarket in China
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Varieties of soybeans are used for many purposes.
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Soya bean fruit
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Graded seed
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Biplane cropduster over US soybean field
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Soya fields in Argentina
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Soybean rust
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Soybean, illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)
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Soybeans from a high-altitude area of Nepal
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Soyabean field in India
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Different varieties of soybeans being grown together
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Breakdown of what the world’s soy was used for in 2018.
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Tofu and soy sauce
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Tempeh, fermented soybean cake
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Soy chunks
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Japanese soybean meat
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Package of a soy-based cream cheese alternative with chives
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See also
In Spanish: Soya para niños
