Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2017
Protein content
Protein content for 2017 Canadian food-type soybeans ranged from 35.0 g to 51.4 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 1). The mean protein content in 2017 was 41.4 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than the mean in 2016 (42.2 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean protein contents for the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic region for 2017 were 38.7, 41.0, 42.5 and 37.9 g per 100 g dry matter, respectively.
| Province/Region | Protein content, g/100 g DM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2016 | |||
| Number of samples | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Prairies | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 2 | 38.7 | 38.5-38.9 | 36.4 |
| All grades | 2 | 38.7 | 38.5-38.9 | 36.4 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 117 | 40.9 | 35.0-46.9 | 42.0 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 131 | 41.1 | 36.2-50.7 | 42.2 |
| All grades | 248 | 41.0 | 35.0-50.7 | 42.1 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 61 | 42.5 | 36.3-46.1 | 42.6 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 68 | 42.4 | 36.3-51.4 | 42.6 |
| All grades | 129 | 42.5 | 36.3-51.4 | 42.6 |
| Atlantic | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 6 | 37.9 | 36.0-40.8 | NS |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| All grades | 6 | 37.9 | 36.0-40.8 | NS |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 184 | 41.4 | 35.0-46.9 | 42.1 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 201 | 41.5 | 36.2-51.4 | 42.2 |
| All grades | 385 | 41.4 | 35.0-51.4 | 42.2 |