Table 3.
Compositional endpoints that are further discussed based on the results of the statistical analysis: means (for the conventional counterpart and the GM soybean) and equivalence limits (from the non‐GM reference varieties) estimated from the 2009 field trials
| Endpoint | Conventional counterpart | Soybean DAS‐68416‐4 | Equivalence limits from non‐GM reference varieties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreateda | 2,4‐Db | Glufosinatec | 2,4‐D + glufosinated | |||
| Moisturee (%FW) | 13.59 | 13.22* | 12.82* | 13.13* | 12.74* | (12.79, 14.31) |
| Arginine (%AA) | 7.541 | 7.451* | 7.476* | 7.466* | 7.456* | (7.528, 7.840) |
| Glutamic acid (%AA) | 17.03 | 16.89* | 16.92* | 16.83* | 16.97 | (17.02, 17.80) |
| Histidine (%AA) | 2.661 | 2.711* | 2.693 | 2.653 | 2.653 | (2.507, 2.699) |
| Leucine (%AA) | 7.714 | 7.755* | 7.754* | 7.779* | 7.762* | (7.615, 7.767) |
| Stearic acid (18:0) (%FA) | 4.457 | 4.406 | 4.374* | 4.353* | 4.29* | (3.547, 4.186) |
| Folic acid (mg/kg DM) | 2.772 | 2.514* | 2.53* | 2.465* | 2.589* | (2.477, 3.375) |
| Lectin activity (HU/mg protein) | 48.21 | 53.69 | 65.78* | 53.54 | 56.03* | (21.89, 52.77) |
| Raffinose (%DM) | 0.579 | 0.545* | 0.563 | 0.543* | 0.572 | (0.544, 0.768) |
| Calcium (mg/g DM) | 2.901 | 3.253* | 3.053* | 3.222* | 2.999 | (2.201, 3.144) |
| Iron (mg/kg DM) | 90.62 | 102.9 | 86.95 | 111.2* | 94.01 | – |
2,4‐D: 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; FW: fresh weight; DM: dry matter; %AA: percentage of total amino acids; %FA: percentage of total fatty acids; HU: haemagglutination unit; –: the equivalence test was not applied because the estimated variation among the non‐GM reference varieties was too small.
For the GM soybean, significantly different entries are marked with an asterisk, while the outcomes of the test of equivalence are differentiated by greyscale backgrounds: white (equivalence categories I and II and iron, for which the test was not applied), light grey (equivalence category III) and dark grey (equivalence category IV).
Sprayed only with conventional herbicides.
Sprayed with 2,4‐D.
Sprayed with glufosinate ammonium‐based herbicides.
Sprayed with 2,4‐D and glufosinate ammonium‐based herbicides.
Mean values shown for moisture were re‐calculated by EFSA for higher numerical precision.