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More Protein Than Soy. 5 Foods From 1 Plant. Why Was It Erased?

Thank you for watching and expanding your knowledge with us! Subscribe to uncover more forgotten truths about the natural world. A Forgotten Superfood That Produces Five Different Foods From One Plant What if one single plant could replace your entire vegetable garden? The winged bean does exactly that. Seeds, leaves, flowers, tubers, and pods. All edible. All protein rich. Scientists once called it the supermarket on a stalk and predicted it would revolutionize tropical agriculture. Major research institutions poured millions into studying this remarkable crop. Then funding vanished. Research stopped. The plant was abandoned. This video investigates what happened to the winged bean, why it was systematically overlooked, and whether it could finally make a comeback in an era of climate uncertainty and food insecurity. The Science Behind This Investigation The winged bean contains up to thirty nine percent protein in its seeds, rivaling soybeans. Its tubers contain twenty percent protein, nearly ten times more than potatoes. The plant fixes up to four hundred kilograms of nitrogen per hectare annually, naturally fertilizing the soil. Research shows it thrives in temperature ranges where conventional protein crops struggle. The amino acid profile, particularly high lysine content, provides near complete nutrition when multiple plant parts are consumed together. Modern climate resilience studies suggest crops like the winged bean may become increasingly valuable as global temperatures rise and weather patterns destabilize. Further Reading and Resources National Academy of Sciences. The Winged Bean: A High Protein Crop for the Tropics. 1975 National Academy of Sciences. The Winged Bean: A High Protein Crop for the Tropics Second Edition. 1981 Hymowitz T and Boyd J. Origin ethnobotany and agricultural potential of the winged bean. Economic Botany. 1977 Cerny K et al. Nutritive value of the winged bean. British Journal of Nutrition. 1971 Ekpenyong TE et al. Nutrient composition of winged beans. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 1977 Kadam SS and Salunkhe DK. Winged bean in human nutrition. CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 1984 Masefield GB. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus A crop with a future. Field Crop Abstracts. 1973 Verdcourt B and Halliday P. A revision of Psophocarpus. Kew Bulletin. 1978 Khan TN. Winged bean production in the tropics. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper. 1982 Food and Agriculture Organization. The State of the World Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. 1996 About This Channel Secrets Beneath Nature creates educational and informative content designed to widen your understanding of forgotten science, overlooked crops, and the hidden stories behind our food systems. Our goal is to deliver valuable, well researched content that challenges assumptions and sparks curiosity. Every script is written by humans through careful research of scientific literature and primary sources. Our visuals and storyboards are brainstormed internally with our creative team. We believe knowledge should be accessible and engaging. Thank you for watching and supporting independent educational content.