Quality of Canadian food-type soybeans 2022

Canadian generic food-type soybeans

Table 3 contains the quality data for 2022 Canadian generic food-type soybeans used for making tofu, soymilk and miso. Mean 100-seed weight was 20.8 g, which is slightly higher than the mean 100-seed weight in 2021 (20.5 g). Water absorption capacity was 1.17 g of water per g of seeds, which is similar to that in 2021. The water uptake factor was 2.17 in 2022. Seed size and water uptake are important quality characteristics of food-type soybeans used to produce tofu, soymilk and miso.

The mean protein content in 2022 Canadian generic food-type soybeans was 42.2 g per 100 g of dry matter (Table 3), which is slightly lower than the mean in 2021 (42.4 g per 100 g of dry matter). The mean oil content in 2022 generic food-type soybeans was 21.7 g per 100 g of dry matter, slightly higher than the mean in 2021 (21.5 g per 100 g of dry matter).

The mean sucrose content in 2022 generic food-type soybeans was 56.2 g per kilogram (kg) of dry matter, which is higher than the mean in 2021 (51.7 g per kg of dry matter) (Table 3). The mean total oligosaccharides content in 2022 generic food-type soybeans was 42.9 g per kg of dry matter, which is slightly higher than the mean in 2021 (39.7 g per kg of dry matter).

The mean total isoflavones content in 2022 Canadian generic food-type soybean was 3960 milligrams (mg) per kg of dry matter, which is higher than the mean in 2021 (Table 3).