Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2019
Protein content
Protein content for 2019 Canadian food-type soybeans ranged from 33.1 to 51.0 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 1). The mean protein content in 2019 was 41.2 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than the mean in 2018 (41.8 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean protein contents for Prairies, Ontario and Quebec in 2019 were 39.2, 41.4 and 41.0 g per 100 g dry matter, respectively.
| Province/Region | Protein content, g/100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2018 | |||
| Number of samples | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Prairies | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 2 | 36.9 | 34.9 – 38.8 | NSFootnote2 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 10 | 39.6 | 33.1 – 46.4 | 38.0 |
| All grades | 12 | 39.2 | 33.1 – 46.4 | 38.0 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 92 | 41.1 | 35.6 – 51.0 | 41.6 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 125 | 41.5 | 34.9 – 50.9 | 42.3 |
| All grades | 217 | 41.4 | 34.9 – 21.0 | 42.0 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 34 | 41.0 | 36.4 – 45.2 | 40.7 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 76 | 40.9 | 33.8 – 46.4 | 41.6 |
| All grades | 110 | 41.0 | 33.8 – 46.4 | 41.3 |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 132 | 41.0 | 34.9 – 51.0 | 41.4 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 207 | 41.3 | 33.1 – 50.9 | 42.0 |
| All grades | 339 | 41.2 | 33.1 – 51.0 | 41.8 |