Meanings
- uncountableA food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production.
Okara adds texture to soups, stews, casseroles, savory pancakes and baked goods, or it can be made into beanburgers.
1989 November, Drew DeSilver, Jan Gahala, “What is that stuff?”, in Vegetarian Times, →ISSN, page 442 more examples
Okara is the residue or soy pulp that remains after the production of soymilk and tofu. Although typically considered a waste product in the U.S., okara has been shown to have many promising attributes.
1998, Vincent E. A. Rinaldi, Utilization of Okara to Produce Extruded Cereal ProductsThe dietary fiber content of okara is greater than 50%, so its energy content is only half that of wheat flour. Okara alone has some antinutritional qualities; however, fermented okara may have definite dietary advantages.
2004, Colin W. Wrigley, Encyclopedia of grain scienceSynonyms: tofu dregs
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production.
Origin
From Japanese 御(お)殻(から) (okara).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雪花菜, 豆腐渣
- 雪花菜 (xuěhuācài)food made from soybean pulp
- 豆腐渣 (dòufuzhā)food made from soybean pulp
Dutch sojapulp
- sojapulpfood made from soybean pulp
Finnish okara
- okarafood made from soybean pulp
German Okara
- Okarafood made from soybean pulp
Hungarian okara
- okarafood made from soybean pulp
Japanese おから, 卯の花
- おから (okara)food made from soybean pulp
- 卯の花 (u no hana)food made from soybean pulp
Portuguese okara
- okarafood made from soybean pulp
Russian ока́ра
- ока́ра (okára)food made from soybean pulp
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
okara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okara
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