Soybean seeds «Black»

Black soy or Black beans (Cuban coffee)

An annual herbaceous plant of the legume family. One of the most common crops from the legume family around the world and the least known in our country. Black soybean seeds are similar in shape, size and color to coffee beans, which is why it is also called coffee bean.

Black soybeans grow well on light, medium to heavy loamy soils rich in organic matter. It can grow on all types of soils, except for acidic and highly saline ones.

Favorable temperature for seed germination is 12-15°C. Therefore, soybeans are sown when the earth warms up at a depth of 10 cm to 10-15 ° C.

Seedlings of coffee soybeans are very good and friendly, so no more than 2 seeds should be thrown into one hole. Seeding depth - 5 cm. Seedlings tolerate small spring frosts well. The yield of soybeans and black beans almost doubles if the soil is fertilized with humus. Ash has an excellent effect. Soy is well tolerated with a lack of moisture in the first period of growth and development. However, in the phases of flowering and seed filling, it suffers from a lack of moisture. During these periods, it must be watered.

The stem of the coffee soybean is tall, erect, reaching a meter in height.

Care is to fight weeds, regular loosening.

The main advantage of soy is the most valuable protein. Soy products are called «vegetable meat», they are indispensable for a vegetarian diet. Its grains contain 2 times more protein than meat. Moreover, the protein of black soy is closer to the animal than the protein of other legumes. It is rich in vitamins A, E. Coffee soybeans and black beans are eaten in fried, boiled and dried forms. Cookies, gingerbread, soy milk are prepared from flour, sour cream, cottage cheese are made.

Black soybean seeds make a fragrant and healthy drink. Very easy to prepare: fry for 15 minutes in a pan, grind in a coffee grinder, brew like insoluble coffee. Especially this coffee is useful for children and the elderly. After all, instead of caffeine, it contains easily digestible protein (up to 50%), about the benefits of which for the body there is nothing to say.

The name can be pronounced as coffee soy.