Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2016
Oil content
Oil content for 2016 Canadian food-type soybeans varied from 16.0 g to 25.4 g/100 g dry matter (Table 2). The mean oil content in 2016 was 21.7 g/100 g dry matter, which was slightly higher than that for 2015. The mean oil content for Prairies in 2016 was 22.5 g/100 g dry matter. The mean oil content for Ontario in 2016 was 21.8 g/100 g dry matter, which was similar to that in 2015. The mean oil content for Quebec in 2016 was 21.5 g/100 g dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2015.
| Grade | Oil 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 | 22.5 | 21.8-22.7 | NS |
| All grades | 6 | 22.5 | 21.8-22.7 | NS |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 140 | 21.9 | 19.7-25.4 | 21.8 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 185 | 21.8 | 17.2-24.8 | 21.6 |
| All grades | 325 | 21.8 | 17.2-25.4 | 21.7 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 30 | 21.9 | 20.4-23.6 | NS |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 113 | 21.4 | 16.0-23.8 | 21.1 |
| All grades | 143 | 21.5 | 16.0-23.8 | 21.1 |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 170 | 21.9 | 19.7-25.4 | 21.8 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 305 | 21.7 | 16.0-24.8 | 21.4 |
| All grades | 475 | 21.7 | 16.0-25.4 | 21.5 |