Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2021

Canadian generic food-type soybeans

Table 3 shows the quality data for 2021 Canadian generic food-type soybeans used for tofu, soymilk and miso. Mean 100-seed weight for 2021 generic food-type soybean was 20.5 g, which was close to the mean for 2020 (20.6 g). Water absorption capacity was 1.15 grams of water per gram of seeds, which was similar to that for 2020. Water uptake factor was 2.15 for 2021. Seed size and water uptake are important quality characteristics of food-type soybeans used to produce tofu, soymilk and miso.

The mean protein content for 2021 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 42.4 g per 100 g of dry matter (Table 3), which was higher than the mean for 2020 (41.5 g per 100 g of dry matter). The mean oil content for 2021 was 21.5 g per 100 g of dry matter, higher than the mean for 2020 (21.1 g per 100 g of dry matter).

The mean sucrose content for 2021 generic food-type soybean was 51.7 g per kilogram (kg) of dry matter, which was lower than the mean for 2020 (64.6 g per kg of dry matter) (Table 3). The mean total oligosaccharides content for 2021 was 39.7 g per kg of dry matter, which was higher than the mean for 2020 (34.5 g per kg of dry matter).

The mean total isoflavones content for 2021 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 2632 milligrams (mg) per kg of dry matter, which was lower than the mean for 2020 (Table 3).