1. Arrowroot powder means the separated and purified starch obtained from the rhizomes of the plants known as Maranta arundinacea and Curcuma augustifolia.
i, The material shall be in the form of a fine powder and shall be white or off white in colour.
ii. It shall be free from rancidity, adulterants, insect infestation, and from fermented, musty or any other objectionable odour.
iii. It shall not contain added sweetening, flavouring or colouring agents or any foreign matter.
iv. The material shall be free from dirt and other suspended and extraneous matter.
2. Variety……………..(to be filled by assayer)
3. Actual Picture of the lot…………( to be uploaded by assayer)
4. Criteria for Range designation
S. No. | Tradable parameters | Range-1 | Range-2 | Range-3 |
A. | Primary |
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| Moisture (%) max | 14.0 | 15.0 |
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| Foreign matter (%) max | 0.5 | 1.0 |
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| Total ash (on dry basis %) max | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.80 |
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| Starch (on dry basis %) min | 98.0 | 96.0 | 94.0 |
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| Acid insoluble ash (on dry basis %) max | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 |
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| pH of aqueous extract | 4.5 to 7.0 |
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| Sieve analysis (% passing through 75 µm IS Sieve) | 98.0 | 97.0 | 96.0 |
5. Sampling
i. 5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
ii. 200 g shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously called as primary sample.
iii. 200 g shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.
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