This invention provides a method for preparing
epoxidized soybean oil and a composition for preparing
epoxidized soybean oil. The preparation method includes the following steps: mixing
soybean oil, an oxidant, a catalyst, and an auxiliary agent, and carrying out an epoxidation reaction to obtain
epoxidized soybean oil; wherein, the oxidant is selected from a solution containing organic peroxides; the auxiliary agent is selected from
sodium salts of organic acids, and the
sodium salts of organic acids are selected from at least one of
sodium alkylates and
sodium tungstate. The preparation method effectively inhibits the occurrence of side reactions such as ring-opening reactions and excessive oxidation of unsaturated double bonds during the epoxidation process of epoxidized
soybean oil by adding sodium alkylates and / or
sodium tungstate as auxiliary agents during the preparation of epoxidized
soybean oil, significantly improving the
epoxy value and
epoxy bond stability of epoxidized soybean oil while maintaining a relatively low
iodine value.