• Is soybean oil a vegetable oil?
  • Soybean oils, both liquid and partially hydrogenated, are exported abroad, sold as "vegetable oil," or end up in a wide variety of processed foods. Soybean meal, or soymeal, is the material remaining after solvent extraction of oil from soybean flakes, with a 50% soy protein content.
  • Where did soybean oil come from?
  • Production of soybeans expanded from the southern part of the United States. The industries that process soybeans to produce soy oil and soybean meal are called processing or crushing industries. Oil from the soybeans can be removed by any one of the two oil extraction methods.
  • What is soybean oil used for?
  • Soybean oil ( British English: soyabean oil) is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean ( Glycine max ). 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 .
  • What are the different types of soybean products?
  • In addition to their use in livestock feed, soybean products are widely used for human consumption. Common soybean products include soy sauce, soy milk, tofu, soy meal, soy flour, textured vegetable protein (TVP), soy curls, tempeh, soy lecithin and soybean oil.