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The soybean in the US, also called the soya bean in Europe (''Glycine max'')〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Glycine max )〕 is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses. The plant is classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Fat-free (defatted) soybean meal is a significant and cheap source of protein for animal feeds and many packaged meals; soy vegetable oil is another product of processing the soybean crop. For example, soybean products such as textured vegetable protein (TVP) are ingredients in many meat and dairy analogues. Soybeans produce significantly more protein per acre than most other uses of land.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =National Soybean Research Laboratory )〕 Traditional nonfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made. Fermented foods include soy sauce, fermented bean paste, natto, and tempeh, among others. The oil is used in many industrial applications. The main producers of soy are the United States (36%), Brazil (36%), Argentina (18%), China (5%) and India (4%).〔.〕 The beans contain significant amounts of phytic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, and isoflavones. ==Name== The plant is known as the "large bean" in Chinese and Japanese (; Japanese romaji: ''daizu'') or "yellow bean" (). Both the immature soybean and its dish are called ''edamame'' in Japan,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%e6%9e%9d%e8%b1%86&ref=sa )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.soyinfocenter.com/books/133 )〕 but in English, ''edamame'' refers only to a specific dish. The genus name, Glycine, is the same as a simple amino acid. Since the early twentieth century soybeans have been called the 'golden bean' or 'miracle bean' in America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soybean, The Miracle Bean )〕 The English words "soy" and "soya" are ultimately derived from the Japanese pronunciation of , the Sino-Japanese word for soy sauce, through the German adaptation of the same word, ''soja''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Soy Sauce, Shoyu, and Tamari – Page 1 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soybean」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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