Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2019

Canadian generic food-type soybeans

Table 3 shows the quality data for 2019 Canadian generic food-type soybeans used for tofu, soymilk or miso. Mean 100-seed weight for 2019 generic food-type soybean was 19.7 g, which was lower than the mean for 2018 (21.7 g). Water absorption capacity was 1.14 g H2O per g seeds, which was similar to that for 2018. Water uptake factor was 2.14 for 2019. 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 2019 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 41.2 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 3), which was slightly lower than the mean for 2018 (41.8 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean oil content for 2019 was 20.8 g per 100 g dry matter, which was lower than the mean for 2018 (21.8 g per 100 g dry matter).

The mean sucrose content in 2019 generic food-type soybean was 76.8 g per kg dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2018 (59.3 g per kg dry matter) (Table 3). The mean total oligosaccharides content for 2019 was 42.4 g per kg dry matter, which was lower than the mean for 2018 (44.6 g per kg dry matter).

The mean total isoflavones content for 2019 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 3459 mg per kg dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2018 (Table 3).