Home›Legumes and Legume Products›Plant or Animal Source›Soybean (Glycine max)Browse BySoybean (Glycine max)FactsSoybean (Glycine max)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account3000 BCE 1Soybean (Glycine max)Filter Results1 entryOrigin RegionAllChina (1)Era (Earliest Documented Use)All-7000 (1)TraditionAllFermentation (1)Show ResultsSoybeanSoybean (Glycine max)Sources1. Legume (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaLegume, Domestication section, soybean ChinaQuote, Legume, Domestication section, soybean ChinaThe soybean was domesticated around 5,000 years ago in China from a descendant of the wild vine Glycine soja.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.