Soybean

Soybean:-

Botanical Name:- Glycine max

Family:- Fabaceae

Introduction:-

> It is an important oil seed crop. 

> Brazil is projected to be the largest producer of soybeans in the world followed by the United States & Argentina.

> Cultivated soybean seeds have an oil content of approximately 18–22%, whereas wild soybean seeds contain about 8–10% oil.

> The leading producer of soybean in India is Madhya Pradesh, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

Economic Botany:-

> Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean. 

> It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and the second most consumed vegetable oil. 

> As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks (soy ink) and oil paints.

> An edible oil pressed from the seeds is used to make margarine and as a stabilizing agent in the processing of food and the manufacture of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 

> The oil is employed in such industrial products as paint, varnish, printing ink, soaps, insecticides, and disinfectants.