Which crop is one of the most important sources of edible vegetable oil and protein-rich meal worldwide?
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Correct answer: Soybean
Soybean is the world's leading combined source of edible vegetable oil and protein meal. After oil extraction, the remaining soybean meal is exceptionally protein-rich and dominates global animal feed production. Sunflower, coconut, and mustard also yield edible oil, but none matches soybean's combined worldwide scale of both oil and meal output.
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