soya bean

/ ˈsɔɪə; ˈsɔɪˌbiːn /

noun

an Asian bean plant, Glycine max (or G. soja ), cultivated for its nutritious seeds, for forage, and to improve the soil
the seed of this plant, used as food, forage, and as the source of an oil

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Word History and Origins

Origin of soya bean¹

C17 soya, via Dutch soya from Japanese ��ō��, from Chinese chiang yu, from chiang paste + yu sauce

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He didn't want to farm the same crops as his father - wheat, rice, mustard and soya beans.

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As more and more people turn to plant-based food, they are hoping to produce a more planet-friendly, home-grown alternative to importing soya beans.

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And it packs a punch: Johnston says carinata excels at storing carbon in soil and contains about 2.5 times more oil than soya beans, the dominant crop for renewable diesel.

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Other Latin American countries are known for their wine, coffee, tropical fruits, soya beans and fishmeal.

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This kind of swill is a finely tuned version of animal soylent – a combination of genetically modified soya beans, grains, protein powders and sometimes treated food waste.

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