It is soft, juicy and can be added as a stuffing to any dish you make. It can be an additional source of protein to your dish.
1. Soybeans have been known as meat without bones.
2. Soybeans are the main part of the Japanese diet. It is said and believed that Japanese women have shown less problems related to menopause and low rates of breast cancer.
3. Also soyabean is helping in environmental conservation. Soybean based candle wax is offering an alternative to petroleum-paraffin waxes.
4. In Brazil, 25% of the cars run on biofuels that are usually of sugar and soyabeans.
5. Soybeans are a good source of proteins and minerals.
6. Soybean grows from a single seed as an annual crop. They produce and die in a single growing season. They take almost 90-120 days to grow.
7. Soyabean are natives to East Asia and have been growing since time immemorial.
8. Fully grown soybean plants are 20-25 inches.
9. So that people include soybean in their diet, the month of April is known as soy-foods month.
10. Chinese consider soybean as one of the sacred grains along with wheat, rice and barley.
11. Soy-seeds can be yellow, green, black and brown or bi-coloured.
12. During the civil war, soybeans were used in place of coffee because coffee was scarce.
13. Soy ink is used to print textbooks.
14. One acre of soybean can produce 82,368 crayons.
15. Soybean is called a miracle bean because of its amazing versatility.
16. Soybean is also used in hair products, adhesives.
17. Soybeans are a part of legume family.
18. Soybeans are used to make dairy products like tofu, soy milk.
19. Henry Ford, the founder of fords cars thought that soyabean would be the future so he asked his engineers to develop a plastic using soybean that would be used in car frames.
20. U.S. farmers first grew soybeans as cattle feed.
21. Soybeans are the highest natural source of dietary fibre.
22. Back in 1100 BC, Soybean was cultivated by farmers of China.
23. A regular diet with soybean boosts metabolism, digestive health and bone health and also it reduces diabetes.
24. Soybean oil is the most consumed and demanding oil in the world.
25. Springtime is perfect for cultivating soybeans.
26. Soy sauce has some properties related to wine.
Conclusion:
Soybean is a very healthy part of our regular diet and should be included in the meals irrespective of the fact that one is vegan or not.