Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2017

Canadian generic food-type soybeans

Table 3 shows the quality data for 2017 Canadian generic food-type soybeans used for tofu, soymilk or miso. Mean 100-seed weight for 2017 generic food-type soybean was 19.9 g, which was lower than the mean for 2016 (21.6 g). Water absorption capacity was 1.18 g H₂O per g seeds, which was slightly higher than that for 2016. Water uptake factor was 2.18 for 2017. Seed size and water uptake are important quality characteristics of food-type soybeans for the production of tofu, soymilk and miso.

The mean protein content for 2017 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 41.1 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 3), which was lower than the mean for 2016 (42.4 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean oil content for 2017 was 20.3 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than the mean for 2016 (21.6 g per 100 g dry matter).

The mean sucrose content in 2017 generic food-type soybean was 70.4 g per kg dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2016 (57.6 g per kg dry matter) (Table 3). The mean total oligosaccharides content for 2017 was 47.4 g per kg dry matter, which was close to the mean for 2016 (46.4 g per kg dry matter).

The mean total isoflavones content for 2017 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 3643 mg per kg dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2016 (Table 3).