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Soybean

Soybeans can become soy milk, tofu, tempeh, miso, edamame and more — one bean, dozens of foods.

💪 13g protein per 100g💪 Protein🌾 Fibre🩸 Iron🦴 Calcium🧠 Omega-3 fats

How it grows

In fuzzy pods on a bushy plant about a metre tall.

Where it came from

East Asia, farmed for over 3,000 years.

🚚 From field to plate

  1. 1. Seed planted
  2. 2. Pods fill with beans
  3. 3. Harvest
  4. 4. Soaked and ground into soy milk
  5. 5. Set into tofu
  6. 6. Shop
  7. 7. Your plate

🤓 Fun facts

  • Around three quarters of the world's soy is fed to farmed animals.
  • Edamame are just young soybeans.
  • Tofu was invented in China around 2,000 years ago.

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