Above Average Oil in Oriental Mustard
WINNIPEG - Feb 23/16 - SNS -- Average oil content levels in the 2015 mustard seed crop were higher than average for oriental, but lower than average for brown and yellow, according to the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).
The mean fixed oil content for the top grade for oriental mustard was 43.2%, compared to 10-year average of 42.3%; while for brown and yellow mustard it was lower: brown (37.4% versus 38.8%); yellow (29.5% versus 30.5%). Conversely the mean crude protein for the top grade oriental mustard was lower than the 10-year average (25.3 versus 26.2%) while for brown and yellow it was higher: brown (27.7% versus 26.9%), yellow (32.3% versus 31.3%).
Total glucosinolate content in the top grade mustard was 127 micromoles for oriental and 112 micromoles per gram for brown, which was higher than the 10-year average of 122 micromoles per gram for oriental and 107 micromoles per gram for brown mustard.
The CGC noted that an estimated 47% of mustard production in Saskatchewan was yellow, 29% brown and 24% oriental. Saskatchewan accounted for 74% of western Canadas total seeded area and nearly 74% of mustard production, while Alberta accounted for most of the remaining seeded area and production.
This year 58% of samples were graded No. 1, in contrast to 73% in 2014 and 73% for the 10-year mean (2005-14). Growing and harvest conditions throughout the Prairies produced a mustard crop with some visible damage. However, conspicuous admixtures from weed seeds and foreign material were major factors in lowering the grades of samples received in 2015.
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