years without turning rancid.

Soybeans are protein-rich, and the medium-viscosity oil rendered from them was high in polyunsaturates. Henry Ford established a soybean research laboratory, developed soybean plastics and a soy-based synthetic wool, and built a car "almost entirely" out of soybeans. Roger Drackett had a successful new product with Windex. He invested heavily in soybean research, seeing it as a smart investment. By the 1950s and 1960s, soybean oil had become