Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2017
Oil content
Oil content for 2017 Canadian food-type soybeans varied from 16.3 g to 23.4 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 2). The mean oil content in 2017 was 20.3 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than that for 2016 (21.7 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean oil content for the Prairies in 2017 was 21.2 g per 100 g dry matter. The mean oil content for Ontario in 2017 was 20.4 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than that in 2016. The mean oil content for Quebec in 2017 was 19.9 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than the mean for 2016. The mean oil content for the Atlantic region in 2017 was 21.2 g per 100 g dry matter.
| Province/Region | Oil 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 | 21.2 | 21.0-21.4 | 22.5 |
| All grades | 2 | 21.2 | 21.0-21.4 | 22.5 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 117 | 20.4 | 16.9-23.4 | 21.9 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 131 | 20.4 | 16.3-22.6 | 21.8 |
| All grades | 248 | 20.4 | 16.3-23.4 | 21.8 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 61 | 20.0 | 17.9-23.0 | 21.9 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 68 | 19.9 | 16.4-21.9 | 21.4 |
| All grades | 129 | 19.9 | 16.4-23.0 | 21.5 |
| Atlantic | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 6 | 21.2 | 19.8-23.1 | NS |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| All grades | 6 | 21.2 | 19.8-23.1 | NS |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 184 | 20.3 | 16.9-23.4 | 21.9 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 201 | 20.2 | 16.3-22.6 | 21.7 |
| All grades | 385 | 20.3 | 16.3-23.4 | 21.7 |