The story of soy /

"The humble soybean is the world's most widely grown and most traded oilseed. And though found in everything from veggie burgers to cosmetics, breakfast cereals to plastics, soy is also a poorly understood crop often viewed in extreme terms--either as a superfood or a deadly poison. In thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Du Bois, Christine M., 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London [England] : Reaktion Books, 2018.
Subjects:
Soybean > History.
Soybean.
Soyfoods.
Cooking (Soybeans)
Soy Foods
Soja > Histoire.
Soja.
Soja (Aliment)
Cuisine (Soja)
Food and society.
COOKING > General.
Soybean
Soyfoods
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction: Hidden Gold; 1. Asian Roots; 2. Europe Explores and Experiments; 3. The Young Country and the Ancient Bean; 4. Soy Patriotic; 5. Fattening with Feed; 6. Soy Swoops South; 7. Moulding Our World; 8. Poison or Panacea?; 9. Beans as Business: Big Business; 10. Fat in the Fire: Soy Diesel; Afterword; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.

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