Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2016
Protein content
Protein content for 2016 Canadian food-type soybeans ranged from 35.4 g to 52.1 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 1). The mean protein content in 2016 was 42.2 g per 100 g dry matter, which was higher than the mean in 2015 (41.9 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean protein contents for Prairies, Ontario and Quebec for 2016 were 36.4, 42.1 and 42.6 g per 100 g dry matter, respectively.
| Grade | Protein content, g/100 g DM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
| Number of samples | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Prairies | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 6 | 36.4 | 35.4-40.1 | NS |
| All grades | 6 | 36.4 | 35.4-40.1 | NS |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 140 | 42.0 | 37.2-47.0 | 40.8 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 185 | 42.2 | 35.9-50.0 | 41.4 |
| All grades | 325 | 42.1 | 35.9-50.0 | 41.2 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 30 | 42.6 | 40.1-45.0 | NS |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 113 | 42.6 | 38.0-52.1 | 43.6 |
| All grades | 143 | 42.6 | 38.0-52.1 | 43.6 |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 170 | 42.1 | 37.2-47.0 | 40.8 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 305 | 42.2 | 35.4-52.1 | 42.3 |
| All grades | 475 | 42.2 | 35.4-52.1 | 41.9 |