Soya Flour

Abstract

Soya beans are rich in proteins and are extensively used in many food items in several far East and East Asian countries since many decades. It is a comparatively new product in India and early seventies witnessed a major cultivation boom, with the state of Madhya Pradesh setting up the pace. Since then Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have also joined the bandwagon but even today Madhya Pradesh is the highest producer of soya bean. This note considers Maharashtra as the preferred location in view of good market prospects. Bulk of the production is used for extraction of oil but other products like soya milk, paneer, flour, curd etc. are also becoming popular, as soyabeans are high in proteins, low in fat and easy to digest.