Introducing LAC ”Your supplier of choice for food grade soybeans”

Similar Growing Conditions

• High protein levels• Large seeded and uniform

size• Clear hilum and yellow

cotyledon • Thin yellow seed coat• High soluble sugar levels for

natural sweet taste• Protein quality 11s:7s ratio

Varieties: Vinton S03W4 S20G7 OAC Kent OAC Thamesville SWS 008 S26F9

Food traits of TOFU varieties

Food traits of soymilk varieties

• Medium protein• White/brown hilum• High sucrose• White color milk• Uniform size• Low linolenic acid

Canadian varieties: S03W4 OAC Wallace SWS 008 S18 R6

• High sugar• Clear hilum• Good water uptake• Medium protein• Uniform size • Bright seed coat• Golden-yellow

cotyledon

Varieties DF222 S18R6 S03W4 OAC Kent OAC Thamesville

Food traits of MISO varieties

Plant Breeding

Syngenta Research Farm

LAC President and soybean breeder

Selecting new varieties from research plots

LAC’s Private Variety

Growers’ Information Meetings

Contract growers of our IP beans

One of the 1,200 growers/shareholders of Agris Coop

S18R6 production contract with Agris Coop

Why is Quality Important?

Briefing by our tour guide

Lint and hair check before entry

Decontamination chamber

Soaking tank

Close up

Tofu production line

Tofu packing machine

Crates of tofu ready for delivery

Aburaage (fried tofu) line

Aburaage packing line

Testing of new varieties

New Varieties are tested on product quality of soymilk and tofu

Product quality in terms of yield, protein solids, color, hardness & firmness of tofu using two different coagulants

Soymilk is separated from the slurry in a centrifugal extractor and tested for viscosity, sugars, and mouthfeel

Soymilk is heated, coagulant added and tofu is cooled in a waterbath

Testing of quality traits for color of soymilk and tofu

Tofu texture measurement

Instron texture system tests for firmness and hardness that relates to bite and mouthfeel

Maximum value reached before the tofu gel breaks measures the hardness of the tofu

Determine protein quality by calculating 11s/7s ratios with digitized gel image

Selections from LAC

38.0%

40.0%

42.0%

44.0%

46.0%

48.0%

50.0%

Food Grade Soybean Protein Levels

18.0%

19.0%

20.0%

21.0%

22.0%

23.0%

Food Grade Soybean Oil Levels

9.0%

9.5%

10.0%

10.5%

11.0%

11.5%

12.0%

12.5%

13.0%

13.5%

Food Grade Soybean Free Sugar Levels

Cleaning Plant with Japanese Equipment

LAC Soybean Processing Plant

Farm deliveries to our facilities

QA staff taking samples

Protein, oil, moisture and GMO tests

Check protein and oil

Silo locations of IP soybeans

Silos for IP soybeans

Segregated dumping pits

“Oliver” de-stoner

Japanese equipment

Japanese-made “Harada” roller belt

Japanese-made “Satake” color sorter

“Satake” electric-eye sorter

“PacePacker” automatic bagger

Loading bulk containers

Close-up of bulk loading

Bulk containers enroute to Japan

Container QA Sample

Containers enroute to customers

Trucks are probed And soybeans are

tested

TrucksQA Sample

Self cleaningReceivingConveyor

DesignatedVariety Silo

Self CleaningConveyor

LegCleaner Surge BinCleaner

QA SampleGravity

QA SampleDestoner Surge

Bin

DestonerQA Sample

Plate Magnet

Self CleaningGentle Handling

Leg

Satake ColourSorter

QA Sample

Satake ColourSorter

Surge Bin

Harada BeltsQA Sample

Harada Surge BinSelf Cleaning

Gentle HandlingLeg

Automatic QASampler

Self CleaningProcessing Belt

Grate MagnetRare Earth

Processing Bin

Pace Packer BaggerAnd Gate MagnetTote Bag Loading

Bulk Load OutQA Sample

LAC Thamesville Quality Control Flow Chart

Container QA Sample

What is Identity Preserved (IP) soybeans?

• IP soybeans should meet the Standard set by the Canadian Grain Commission. The Standard's strict rules require documentation and record keeping that covers all aspects of soybean production, transportation, handling and processing in order to ensure traceability from the time of seed purchase by the grower to the time when the containers are sealed for export by the grain elevator.

• The Canadian Grain Commission has set this Standard so you can rely on certified exporters to supply soybeans with consistent purity, food safety and desirable traits of the IP beans.

What is the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIPRS)?

• CIPRS is the Canadian Grain Commission program that conduct audits through third party verification to ensure that the export company's IP management system meets the Standard's strict rules. Canadian exporters certified by the Canadian Grain Commission keeps a paper trail providing full traceability back to the grower of your soybeans. CIPRS provides buyers with the assurance that the soybeans they receive are the exact soybeans they ordered.

• Buyers of Canadian IP beans can request for a copy of CIPRS certificate from the exporter.