Quality of western Canadian flaxseed varieties 2019

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  1. Quality of composites by province and variety
  2. Fatty acid composition by province and variety

Quality of composites of flaxseed by province and variety

Manitoba

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on oil, protein and iodine value
VarietyFootnote 1 No. of Samples Oil content %Footnote 2 Protein content %Footnote 3 Iodine valueFootnote 4
Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max.
CDC Glas 5 46.1 45.7 47.1 23.3 22.0 23.8 189 188 190
CDC Neela 4 45.2 43.7 46.3 23.1 20.8 24.1 192 189 196
CDC Sorrel 4 46.6 43.9 49.4 21.4 18.6 24.2 194 191 200

Saskatchewan

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on oil, protein and iodine value
VarietyFootnote 1 No. of Samples Oil content %Footnote 2 Protein content %Footnote 3 Iodine valueFootnote 4
Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max.
AAC Bravo 6 46.6 44.6 47.7 21.4 19.3 21.9 199 196 202
CDC BETHUNE 25 46.5 41.5 49.0 23.4 19.4 25.5 192 179 197
CDC Glas 37 47.1 43.3 50.1 22.0 18.1 26.5 197 178 202
CDC Neela 5 45.9 43.3 47.5 23.0 21.2 25.9 197 190 201
CDC Sanctuary 6 46.9 45.5 48.2 22.7 19.0 24.6 191 186 194
CDC Sorrel 35 46.8 43.1 49.7 22.1 18.0 24.7 194 186 202
WestLin 72 9 47.9 45.2 51.1 23.0 17.7 25.8 201 196 206

AlbertaFootnote 7

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on oil, protein and iodine value
VarietyFootnote 1 No. of Samples Oil content %Footnote 2 Protein content %Footnote 3 Iodine valueFootnote 4
Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max.
CDC Glas 12 46.5 44.3 49.7 23.7 18.4 26.8 194 180 201
CDC Sorrel 5 45.5 43.7 47.7 23.0 19.6 25.5 193 186 198

Fatty acid composition by province and variety

Manitoba

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on fatty acid composition and free fatty acids
VarietyFootnote 1 No. of Samples Fatty acid compositionFootnote 5 FFA, %Footnote 6
C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
CDC Glas 5 5.5 3.6 18.3 16.2 55.4 0.15
CDC Neela 4 5.7 3.5 16.8 15.3 57.7 0.22
CDC Sorrel 4 5.2 3.2 17.4 14.1 59.1 0.37

Saskatchewan

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on fatty acid composition and free fatty acids
VarietyFootnote 1 No. of Samples Fatty acid compositionFootnote 5 FFA, %Footnote 6
C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
AAC Bravo 6 4.4 4.1 14.9 12.3 63.1 0.20
CDC BETHUNE 25 4.8 3.4 18.0 15.7 57.1 0.17
CDC Glas 37 5.1 3.1 14.7 17.0 59.0 0.16
CDC Neela 5 5.3 3.3 15.0 15.4 60.1 0.18
CDC Sanctuary 6 4.8 3.7 19.0 14.1 57.4 0.14
CDC Sorrel 35 5.0 3.3 17.2 14.6 58.9 0.14
WestLin 72 9 4.6 2.6 15.1 14.7 61.9 0.19

AlbertaFootnote 7

Table contains variety, number of samples, data on fatty acid composition and free fatty acids
VarietyFootnote 1 No. of Samples Fatty acid compositionFootnote 5 FFA, %Footnote 6
C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
CDC Glas 12 5.1 3.3 16.1 16.9 57.5 0.19
CDC Sorrel 5 4.9 3.5 17.5 15.0 58.1 0.17