Soybean

Glycine max

AKA: soy bean or soya bean
Family: Fabaceae

Annual

Soybeans
Soymilk
Soy Flour
Edamame

Prepared immature soybeans

Soybean Oil
Soy Nut Butter
Tofu

AKA: bean curd
Tofu is made of condensed soy milk pressed into solid white blocks.

Soy Sauce

AKA: soy, soya sauce

Traditional soy sauce is made by soaking soybeans in water and roasting and crushing the wheat. Then the soybeans and wheat are mixed with a culturing mould, most commonly Aspergillus (A. oryzae or A. sojae), and left for two to three days to develop

Soybean


The Fabaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   Order: Fabales