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Quality of western Canadian peas 2019 - Protein content

5. Protein content

Protein content for yellow and green peas ranged from 16.4% to 31.4% (Table 2). The mean protein content for western Canadian peas was 23.1%, which was the same as the mean for 2018 and was higher than the ten-year mean of 22.8% (Figure 4). Table 3 represents the mean protein and starch content for yellow and green peas by crop region (Figure 5).

Table 2. Mean protein content for 2019 western Canadian peas (yellow and green combined) by gradeFootnote1
Grade Protein content, % dry basis
2019 2018
Mean Min. Max. Mean
Manitoba
Peas, No. 1 Canada 22.6 21.0 25.3 22.4
Peas, No. 2 Canada 22.6 19.8 26.1 22.8
Peas, No. 3 Canada 23.1 22.0 26.2 22.6
All grades 22.7 19.8 26.2 22.6
Saskatchewan
Peas, No. 1 Canada 22.8 17.5 29.5 23.2
Peas, No. 2 Canada 23.3 17.5 28.8 23.2
Peas, No. 3 Canada 23.6 20.5 27.4 23.5
All grades 23.2 17.5 29.5 23.3
Alberta
Peas, No. 1 Canada 23.1 19.0 27.2 23.2
Peas, No. 2 Canada 23.1 16.4 31.4 23.0
Peas, No. 3 Canada 22.7 16.8 28.1 22.9
All grades 23.0 16.4 31.4 23.0
Western Canada
Peas, No. 1 Canada 22.9 17.5 29.5 23.1
Peas, No. 2 Canada 23.2 16.4 31.4 23.1
Peas, No. 3 Canada 23.1 16.8 28.1 23.2
All grades 23.1 16.4 31.4 23.1

Figure 4. Mean protein content of western Canadian peas

Mean protein content of western Canadian peas,2008-18. Details below.

Figure 4 -The graph depicts the annual average protein content of all peas from 2009 through 2019, and the 10-year (2009 to 2018) average. Each point represents the average protein content of peas in that crop year. A solid line connects the points, showing the variation of the average protein contents from 2009 through 2019. The dashed line represents the mean protein content of peas (22.8%) over a 10-year period from 2009 to 2018. Average protein contents from 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018 (23.9%, 23.5%, 23.4% and 23.2%, respectively) were all above or equal to the 10-year average of 22.8%, while those from 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (22.4%, 22.6%, 22.0%, 22.1%, 22.1% and 22.6%, respectively) were below the 10-year average.

Figure 5. Crop regions in western Canada

Crop region map of prairie provinces.Details below.

Manitoba crop regions: 1 (Southwest Manitoba), 2 (Northwest Manitoba), and 3 (Eastern Manitoba); Saskatchewan crop regions: 4 (Southeast Saskatchewan), 5 (Southwest Saskatchewan), 6 (Northeast Saskatchewan), and 7 (Northwest Saskatchewan); Alberta crop regions: 8 (Southern Alberta), 9 (Central Alberta), and 10 (Northern Alberta).

Table 3. Mean protein and starch content for 2019 western Canadian peas (yellow and green combined) by crop region
Crop regionFootnote2 Protein content, % dry basis Starch content, % dry basis
2019 2018 2019 2018
1 22.6 22.8 46.6 47.8
4 23.3 23.7 46.4 47.7
5 24.7 24.3 44.9 48.1
6 22.5 22.8 46.3 48.4
7 22.5 23.1 46.0 47.2
8 24.1 24.8 45.4 47.1
9 23.2 23.1 44.6 47.7
10 22.3 21.3 45.8 48.4

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