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 .
How much soybean oil is produced worldwide?
In the 2002?2003 growing season, 30.6 million tons (MT) of soybean oil were produced worldwide, constituting about half of worldwide edible vegetable oil production, and thirty percent of all fats and oils produced, including animal fats and oils derived from tropical plants.
Is soybean oil a good source of linoleic acid?
Soybean ( Glycine max L. Merr.) is one of the most valuable oilseed crops with high global economic relevance, accounting for 60% of the world oilseed production in 2021/2022 ( www.statista.com ). Commodity soybeans contain approximately 20% oil with a favorable proportion of linoleic acid ( Fang et al. 2017 ).
How is soybean oil made?
Shijing, the Book of Odes, contains several poems mentioning soybeans. To produce soybean oil, the soybeans are cracked, adjusted for moisture content, heated to between 60 and 88 °C (140?190 °F), rolled into flakes, and solvent-extracted with hexanes. The oil is then refined, blended for different applications, and sometimes hydrogenated.