soybean flour
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Definition
Noun: - A type of meal or flour produced by grinding dried soybeans.
Usage
"Soybean flour" is used as a mass noun to refer to the powdered substance made from soybeans. It is commonly used in baking and cooking as a gluten-free ingredient or protein supplement. - The recipe calls for soybean flour to add protein. - She uses soybean flour as a substitute for wheat flour.
Advanced Usage
- "defatted soybean flour": Soybean flour from which the oil has been removed, resulting in a higher protein concentration.
- Defatted soybean flour is often used in commercial food production.
Variants and Related Words
- Soy flour: A common alternative term with identical meaning.
- Soybean meal: Often refers to a coarser grind used primarily as animal feed, but can be synonymous in some contexts.
Synonyms
- Soy flour
- Soy meal (context-dependent)
Notes
This term is typically written as two words ("soybean flour") but can be hyphenated ("soybean-flour") when used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., soybean-flour bread).