Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2020
Protein content
Protein content for 2020 Canadian food-type soybeans ranged from 33.6 to 51.8 g per 100 g dry matter (Table 1). The mean protein content in 2020 was 41.7 g per 100 g dry matter, which was higher than the mean in 2019 (41.2 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean protein contents for Prairies, Ontario and Quebec in 2020 were 39.4, 41.6 and 42.5 g per 100 g dry matter.
| Province/Region | Protein content, g/100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Number of samples | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Prairies | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 1 | 37.8 | 37.8 – 37.8 | 36.9 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 14 | 39.5 | 35.9 – 42.7 | 39.6 |
| All grades | 15 | 39.4 | 35.9 – 42.7 | 39.2 |
| Ontario | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 81 | 41.4 | 33.6 – 46.3 | 41.1 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 113 | 41.7 | 35.7 – 51.8 | 41.5 |
| All grades | 194 | 41.6 | 33.6 – 51.8 | 41.4 |
| Quebec | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 18 | 42.2 | 38.6 – 48.4 | 41.0 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 72 | 42.6 | 38.1 – 50.8 | 40.9 |
| All grades | 90 | 42.5 | 38.1 – 50.8 | 41.0 |
| Canada | ||||
| Soybean, No. 1 Canada | 100 | 41.5 | 33.6 – 48.4 | 41.0 |
| Soybean, No. 2 Canada | 199 | 41.8 | 35.7 – 51.8 | 41.3 |
| All grades | 299 | 41.7 | 33.6 – 51.8 | 41.2 |