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What is surprising about that? They use what's cheapest.
by ska 5y ago
What is surprising about that? They use what's cheapest.
- admn2 5y agoYeah, more just surprised that Soybean specifically so ubiquitous. Felt like last time I looked it was a range of weird oil name (corn oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, etc.) Just astonishing how the huge CPG conglomerates have engineered such highly processed food all in the name of price efficiency. I love brands like Primal Kitchen and how many others like it gain popularity as they're one of the few brands whose ingredients are just normal and easily identifiable.
- ska 5y agoUS produces about 1/3 of worldwide soy, I think production is only second to corn. So if nothing else, it's available.
- rileyphone 5y agoIIRC soybeans help add nitrogen back to the soil and are highly subsidized.
- michaelcampbell 5y agoAccording to https://www.ilsoyadvisor.com/on-farm/ilsoyadvisor/nitrogen-soybeans-here-what-we-know-0 https://www.ilsoyadvisor.com/on-farm/ilsoyadvisor/nitrogen-s..., they "fix" nitrogen so require less than other crops, but it's still a net negative.
- stainforth 5y agoI think it's revelatory that the supply side finds some byproduct (hey we have all these seeds from cotton, can we do anything with them) and then they force a product from it after the fact, and now we are all worse for it. The market is fake.