Soybean is an annual herbaceous agricultural plant of 1-1.5 meters long that belongs to Leguminous family.
The leaves of the plant are three-leafed, oval-shaped and pointed. Flowers are yellowish or violet in color.
Fruits are slightly curled, feathered and with 2-5 seeds. Seeds are spherical, white in color and has black stain on their one sides. It is a food with high feeding power.

The fruits are slightly curly, feathered and with 2-5 seeds. Seeds are sphere-shaped and white and has a black stain on their one sides. This food has high feeding power.

For five thousand years in China, soy has been used both as a foodstuff and in the production of various products. Today, it is consumed in various countries, especially in America.

In China, soybean has been used for 5000 years either directly as a food or to produce different products. Nowadays, it has been consumed in many different countries mainly in America. The breads partially made from soybean flour and soybean butter that made of soybean oil are widely accepted in many tables. Soy beans are used especially in foodstuffs as well as in paint making industry. Soy beans are used in: milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, ice cream cone, pastry, animal feed, green fertilizer, medicine, paint, paper, meat, coffee, tomato paste, soap, plastics, rubber, alcohol, fat, margarine, soy flour, bread, pasta, tarhana, leblebi, children’s food etc…

Soybean contains vitamins E, K, B1 and B2 and is rich in Niacin, mineral salts and calcium. In addition, it contains plenty of phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese, potassium and sodium. Soybean is the richest and most excellent foodstuff in terms of protein that our body needs.