Quality of western Canadian peas 2009

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5. Protein content

Protein content ranged from 16.4% to 27.5% for 2009 western Canadian peas, including yellow and green peas. The average protein for 2009 western Canadian peas was 22.4%, which was lower than 2008 and the five-year average of 23.8 %. Grade level and province did not show much variation in protein content.  

Mean protein content for 2009 western Canadian peas by grade¹

Grade	Protein content, %
	2009			2008
	mean	min.	max.	mean
1 Protein content (N x 6.25) is determined by near infrared measurement calibrated against the Combustion Nitrogen Analysis reference method.
Manitoba
Peas, No. 1 Canada	23.1	22.4	24.2	24.4
Peas, No. 2 Canada	22.0	19.1	25.7	23.1
Peas, No. 3 Canada	21.2	20.3	22.0	22.9
All grades	22.4	19.1	27.1	23.3
Saskatchewan
Peas, No. 1 Canada	22.5	17.9	25.7	23.1
Peas, No. 2 Canada	22.2	18.1	27.5	23.4
Peas, No. 3 Canada	22.7	20.1	26.5	24.0
All grades	22.4	17.9	27.5	23.3
Alberta
Peas, No. 1 Canada	22.0	16.4	24.9	22.6
Peas, No. 2 Canada	22.9	19.5	25.5	22.8
Peas, No. 3 Canada	22.8	18.1	24.9	23.7
All grades	22.6	16.4	25.5	22.9
Western Canada
Peas, No. 1 Canada	22.4	16.4	25.7	23.0
Peas, No. 2 Canada	22.3	18.1	27.5	23.3
Peas, No. 3 Canada	22.7	18.1	26.5	23.9
All grades	22.4	16.4	27.5	23.2

Mean protein content of western Canadian peas

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