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Table 3
Average soybean composition
| Characteristic | Oil, feed and meal soybeans | Soy milk/tofu soybeans |
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Cultivating Concepts, 2001. |
|---|---|---|
| Seed size | 16 g to 19 g/100 seeds | >20 g/100 seeds |
| Colour | Beige with dark hilum | Very light with clear hilum |
| Oil content | 18% to 21% | 17% to 19% |
| Protein content | 36% to 40% | 44% to 47% |
| Soluble sugar content | 10% to 11% | 11% to 13% |
| Insoluble sugar content | 21% to 25% | 21% to 25% |
| Minerals | 5% | 5% |
