Quality of Canadian Soybean, oilseed-type 2016

Free fatty acid (FFA) content

Grade composites showed free fatty acid levels averaging 0.12% for composite samples of Soybean, No. 1 Canada and Soybean, No. 2 Canada in 2016 (Table 2). This is similar to what was observed last year (0.09%).

High free fatty acid values are mainly due to seed damage which results from exposure to moisture and oxygen, wet harvesting conditions and improper storage. It has been noted that free fatty acid levels could increase during storage due to storage and environmental conditions.