soybean oil
noun
plural soybean oils
: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols
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When it’s made from soy flour, the flour is de-fatted and the soybean oil is extracted.
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Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2024
Manufacturers have blamed the war in Ukraine (previously a major agricultural producer) for disrupting the world's commodity markets, including for sunflower and soybean oils.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
The majority of trucking fuel consumed in California now comes from renewable sources such as soybean oil, used cooking oil and animal tallow.
—Bob Henderson, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2023
Pros: Affordable; nice smell Cons: Can leave hair greasy, some reviewers say
Key ingredients: Rosemary oil, soybean oil, castor oil, coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, tea tree oil, evening primrose oil.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2024
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Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2024
Manufacturers have blamed the war in Ukraine (previously a major agricultural producer) for disrupting the world's commodity markets, including for sunflower and soybean oils.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
The majority of trucking fuel consumed in California now comes from renewable sources such as soybean oil, used cooking oil and animal tallow.
—Bob Henderson, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2023
Pros: Affordable; nice smell Cons: Can leave hair greasy, some reviewers say
Key ingredients: Rosemary oil, soybean oil, castor oil, coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, tea tree oil, evening primrose oil.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Soybean oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soybean%20oil. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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