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).
Grade | Protein content, % dry basis | |||
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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

Figure 5. Crop regions in western Canada

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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