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SOJA, OR SOY BEAN 



Church, in " Food Grains of India," attributes to soy 

 beans the following composition : — 



Water 



Ash ... 



Cellulose 



Fat ... 



Sugars and starch 



Nitrogenous matter 



1 1 oo per cent. 

 4'6o 



4'20 



18-90 



26"00 



35 '30 



ICO'OO 



Konig-, in the first of his volumes, pp. 595-600, states 

 that soy seeds contain : — 



Water... ... ... ... ... 8-oo per cent. 



Ash 



Cellulose 

 Fat ... 



Non-nitrogenous matter 

 Nitrogenous matter 



The conclusion derived from, these results is that the pro- 

 portion of nitrogenous matter is apparently more constant 

 than the proportion of fat. 



The seeds of the soy bean are not, strictly speaking, 

 oleaginous, as their oil content scarcely exceeds an average 

 of 20 per cent., whilst that of decorticated pea-nuts is higher 

 than 40 per cent. 



The mineral composition of the seeds varies according to 

 the variety, and the limits of difference in certain elements 

 are fairly wide. We append, herewith, analyses of soy ash 

 made by M. H. Pellet : — 



M. Lechartier has investigated the different portions of 

 the soy bean and their mineral and organic contents. 



