**2. Nutrition**

**Production 2012**

United States 8205 33.9 Brazil 6585 27.2 Argentina 4010 16.6 India 1467 6.1 China 1305 5.4 Canada 509 2.1 Paraguay 434 1.8 Uruguay 300 1.2 Ukraine 241 1.0 Bolivia 206 0.9 Russia 181 0.7 Indonesia 84 0.3 South Africa 65 0.3 Nigeria 58 0.2 North Korea 35 0.1 Japan 24 0.1 Myanmar 21 0.1

Others 454 1.9 World total 24,184 100

> Miso paste 138 123 Soy sauce 38 33 *Tofu and fried tofu* 494 454 Natto 137 125 Frozen *tofu* 30 20 Soy milk 19 40 Delicatessen of soybean 33 30 Kinako soy powder 17 18 Other 128 93 Total 1034 936

Source: http://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/ryutu/daizu/d\_data/pdf/014.pdf

**Table 1.** Soybeans production

82 Food Production and Industry

(Unit: thousand tons)

Ref. http://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/ryutu/daizu/d\_data/

**Table 2.** Changes in amount of soybeans for applications

**(10 thousand tons) Share of world production (%)**

**2003 2013**
