As soybean seeds lose moisture they change from large, kidney bean shaped to smaller and nearly round. When dry, the seed contains about 40% protein, 21% oil, 34% carbohydrates and 5% ash. There is an amazing number of soybean varieties.
We are best known provide for Soyabean Seeds in our region.
Crude soybean oil is oil extracted from soybean flakes with mixed hexanes. The solvent is removed to produce the initial crude oil. Crude degummed soybean oil is defined as pure soybean oil produced from fair to average quality crude soybean oil from which most of the natural gums (phospholipids) have been removed by hydration and mechanically separated.
Soybean meal is used in food and animal feeds, principally as a protein supplement, but also as a source of metabolizable energy. Typically 1 bushel of soybeans yields 48 lbs. of soybean meal. Some, but not all, soybean meal is produced from the residue left after oil extraction.
Degumming is a process for removal of phosphatides from crude soybean and other vegetable oils to improve physical stability and facilitate further processing. The phosphatides are also called gums and lecithin.