Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2021

Introduction
Growing and harvesting conditions
Food-type soybean samples
Protein content
Oil content
Canadian generic food-type soybeans
Canadian natto-type soybeans

Oil content

Oil content for 2021 Canadian food-type soybeans varied from 16.9 to 24.4 g per 100 g of dry matter (Table 2). The mean oil content for 2021 was 21.6 g per 100 g of dry matter, which was higher than that for 2020 (20.9 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean oil contents for the prairies, Ontario and Quebec for 2021 were 21.1, 21.6, and 21.7 g per 100 g of dry matter.

**Table 2 Mean oil content (g/100g dry matter) for 2021 Canadian food-type soybeans by grade and province**^Footnote1
Province/Region	2021			2020
Province/Region	Number of samples	Mean	Range	Mean
Prairies
Soybean, No. 1 Canada	1	21.4	21.4 to 21.4	22.0
Soybean, No. 2 Canada	9	21.1	18.2 to 22.5	20.6
All grades	10	21.1	18.2 to 22.5	20.7
Ontario
Soybean, No. 1 Canada	29	21.7	18.4 to 24.4	21.3
Soybean, No. 2 Canada	112	21.6	18.0 to 24.2	21.1
All grades	141	21.6	18.0 to 24.4	21.2
Quebec
Soybean, No. 1 Canada	17	21.9	19.2 to 23.9	20.7
Soybean, No. 2 Canada	70	21.6	16.9 to 23.8	20.2
All grades	87	21.7	16.9 to 23.9	20.3
Canada
Soybean, No. 1 Canada	47	21.8	18.4 to 24.4	21.2
Soybean, No. 2 Canada	191	21.6	16.9 to 24.2	20.7
All grades	238	21.6	16.9 to 24.4	20.9