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No. Soya Bean would be the whole bean, such as edamame. Soya Chunk is a by-product of the soy bean oil extrusion process. Once the oil is extracted, the remaining protein is heated to a temperature that allows it to be molded and pressed through a nozzle into various shapes and sizes. The heating process makes it malleable, and the cooling process makes it porous and puffy so that it can absorb up to three times it's own weight in liquids when rehydrating. It is usually sold either as a small granule or a larger chunk. Make sure to seek out organic varieties, as non-organic varieties use hexane in the processing, which is a known neurotoxin.

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