Soya Products

The soybean, aka soya bean, is a species of legume that has been used as a food and in medicine for in China nearly 5000 years.Over time its use slowly spread to many Asian countries. According to the CIA World Fact Book website, soybeans are grown as a major crop in the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Croatia, Italy, North Korea, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Thailand. Since the soy bean is classed as an oilseed rather than a pulse, there is no direct reference to the fact in this reference that soya beans are also grown in the USA, China and India. But it is noteworthy that about half of all soy beans are produced in the USA.