Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2022

Protein content

Protein content in 2022 Canadian food-type soybeans ranged from 33.7 to 49.0 grams (g) per 100 g dry matter (Table 1). The mean protein content was 42.0 g per 100 g dry matter, which is similar to the mean protein content in 2021 (42.1 g per 100 g dry matter). The mean protein content in food-type soybeans from the prairies, Ontario and Quebec in 2022 was 39.3 g, 42.0 g and 42.3 g per 100 g dry matter, respectively.

Table 1 Mean protein content (g/100 g dry matter) for 2022 Canadian food-type soybeans by grade and growing regionFootnote1
Growing region 2022 2021
Number of samples Mean Range Mean
Prairies
Soybean, No. 1 Canada 2 36.2 33.7 to 38.6 35.6
Soybean, No. 2 Canada 6 39.5 33.9 to 44.5 39.1
All grades 8 39.3 33.7 to 44.5 38.7
Ontario
Soybean, No. 1 Canada 51 41.4 35.2 to 45.2 42.4
Soybean, No. 2 Canada 112 42.3 36.9 to 48.6 42.4
All grades 163 42.0 35.2 to 48.6 42.4
Quebec
Soybean, No. 1 Canada 14 42.5 38.7 to 46.3 40.8
Soybean, No. 2 Canada 58 42.3 37.0 to 49.0 42.1
All grades 72 42.3 37.0 to 49.0 41.8
Canada
Soybean, No. 1 Canada 67 41.4 33.7 to 46.3 41.7
Soybean, No. 2 Canada 176 42.2 33.9 to 49.0 42.2
All grades 243 42.0 33.7 to 49.0 42.1