Nigeria has only one variety of soybeans which is yellow in colour. Soybeans is
used for production of milk, edible oil and animal feeds. … soybeans, known as
edamame, fresh mature soybeans, and dried soybeans. … projects. cessing
soybeans, although this can change when relative prices of commodities change.
Soybean is an important crop because of its high nutritional qualities. Soybean has a high protein content of 40% by weight, 32% carbohydrate, 20% fat, 5% minerals and 3% fiber, and other trace substances. It is used as sources of protein in human food such as soymilk and tofu or soybean curd (taho and tokwa), soy sauce, animal feed and in industries. It is also used in industries as a source of edible oil and the by-product of the oil extraction is the soybean cake used as animal feed. Based on the importance of this crop to human nutrition and industrial growth, there is the need to produce it in commercial quantity.