Quality of western Canadian flaxseed varieties 2016

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Quality of composites of flaxseed by province and variety

Manitoba

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on oil, protein and iodine value
VarietyFootnote1 Number samples in composite Oil content%Footnote2 Protein content %Footnote3 Iodione value %Footnote4
CDC Bethune 9 45.2 21.6 188
CDC Sorrel 14 44.4 21.7 191
Lightning 5 47.6 21.4 191

Saskatchewan

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on oil, protein and iodine value
VarietyFootnote1 Number samples in composite Oil content%Footnote2 Protein content %Footnote3 Iodione value %Footnote4
CDC Bethune 48 46.0 21.7 190
CDC Glas 11 45.8 21.2 194
CDC Sorrel 36 45.5 20.3 194
Vimy 8 45.4 20.9 194

AlbertaFootnote7

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on oil, protein and iodine value
VarietyFootnote1 Number samples in composite Oil content%Footnote2 Protein content %Footnote3 Iodione value %Footnote4
CDC Glas 8 45.9 22.4 192
CDC Sorrel 4 44.8 24.6 191

Fatty acid composition of composites of flaxseed, No. 1 Canada

Manitoba

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on fatty acid composition and fatty acids
VarietyFootnote1 No. of Samples Fatty acid compositionFootnote5 FFA, %Footnote6
C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
CDC Bethune 9 5.0 3.8 20.0 14.7 55.6 0.28
CDC Sorrel 14 5.6 3.7 17.3 15.3 57.1 0.47
Lightning 5 4.8 4.1 17.6 16.0 56.5 0.34

Saskatchewan

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on fatty acid composition and fatty acids
VarietyFootnote1 No. of Samples Fatty acid compositionFootnote5 FFA, %Footnote6
C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
CDC Bethune 48 5.0 3.5 19.1 15.3 56.2 0.19
CDC Glas 11 5.5 3.4 16.1 16.0 58.2 0.20
CDC Sorrel 36 5.2 3.3 18.0 13.7 58.9 0.16
Vimy 8 5.6 3.3 16.7 14.4 59.1 0.15

AlbertaFootnote7

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on fatty acid composition and fatty acids
VarietyFootnote1 No. of Samples Fatty acid compositionFootnote5 FFA, %Footnote6
C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
CDC Glas 8 5.4 3.4 17.6 15.8 56.9 0.16
CDC Sorrel 4 4.7 3.7 20.5 11.5 58.7 0.14