Quality of composites of flaxseed by province and variety 2020

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  1. Manitoba
  2. Saskatchewan
  3. Alberta
  4. Yellow flaxseed

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
Brown flaxseed (1 CW) Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max.
CDC Glas 9 46.2 41.7 47.7 22.1 20.6 25.5 190 183 193
CDC Neela 10 45.5 44.3 46.8 22.9 20.8 24.2 193 189 194
CDC Sorrel 6 45.3 44.3 46.4 23.1 21.6 24.5 190 187 191
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
Brown flaxseed (1 CW) C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
  Min. Mean Max.  
CDC Glas 9 5.4 3.6 17.7 16.0 56.3 51.8 58.5 .25
CDC Neela 10 5.6 3.6 16.8 14.8 58.3 55.6 59.0 0.19
CDC Sorrel 6 5.2 3.6 19.3 13.3 57.5 55.4 57.7 0.26

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
Brown flaxseed (1 CW) Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max.
AAC Bravo 7 45.4 44.0 46.4 21.8 20.2 23.3 193 186 195
CDC BETHUNE 30 44.9 42.1 46.5 23.9 19.7 25.8 185 174 198
CDC Glas 83 45.8 42.3 48.8 23.0 18.5 27.2 189 177 199
CDC Neela 5 45.7 45.4 46.3 21.3 19.7 22.3 191 186 193
CDC Sanctuary 8 44.5 41.8 47.8 22.7 19.3 25.0 185 178 192
CDC Sorrel 37 45.1 42.3 47.3 22.6 20.1 25.3 189 183 201
WestLin 72 10 46.5 42.4 19.4 23.2 18.9 26.0 192 185 195
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
Brown flaxseed (1 CW) C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
  Min. Mean Max.  
AAC Bravo 7 4.7 5.0 17.0 12.2 59.9 55.3 60.4 0.17
CDC BETHUNE 30 5.1 3.9 21.2 15.6 53.2 47.2 60.6 0.15
CDC Glas 83 5.4 3.8 17.9 16.6 55.2 48.7 60.9 0.17
CDC Neela 5 5.8 3.7 16.7 15.7 57.1 53.7 58.1 0.15
CDC Sanctuary 8 5.1 4.1 21.2 14.1 54.4 19.4 57.9 0.13
CDC Sorrel 37 5.3 3.6 19.6 14.4 56.1 52.5 62.9 0.16
WestLin 72 10 4.9 3.0 18.7 15.2 57.2 53.1 58.4 0.19

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
Brown flaxseed (1 CW) Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max. Mean Min. Max.
CDC Glas 11 45.3 42.3 49.1 23.4 20.7 25.9 190 181 202
CDC Sorrel 4 46.8 45.2 47.8 20.9 18.6 24.1 192 181 198
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
Brown flaxseed (1 CW) C16:0, % C18:0, % C18:1, % C18:2, % C18:3, %
  Min. Mean Max.  
CDC Glas 11 5.5 3.7 17.3 16.8 55.6 50.7 63.1 0.22
CDC Sorrel 4 5.2 3.3 18.3 14.5 57.9 51.8 60.5 0.15

Yellow flaxseed

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.
Omega 4 44.4 43.4 45.9 25.4 23.6 26.1 184 181 188
VT50 6 48.5 47.6 50.2 22.0 20.1 23.2 210 210 215
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, %
  Min. Mean Max.  
Omega 4 4.9 4.2 21.6 14.8 53.5 50.8 55.3 0.26
VT50 6 4.9 2.5 10.3 13.1 68.4 68.2 70.7 0.13