have characteristic and aromatic flavour with sharp and sweet pleasant aroma;
free from rancid taste and musty odour;
free from obnoxious smell and fungal infestation;
free from filth, rodent hair and excreta
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
Essential
1
Moisture (% by wt.) max
10
11
12
2
Foreign matter (% by wt.) max
0.2
0.5
1.0
3
Damaged and discolored (% bywt.) max
2.0
3.0
5.0
4
Insect damaged (% by wt.) max
0.25
0.5
1.0
5
Diameter (mm)
More than 15
10-15
Less than 10
6
Color
Creamy white with natural reddish spot
Creamy white with more no. of reddish spots
Creamy white with more no. of reddish spots
7
Shape
Fully expanded
Fully expanded
Flattened and irregular
B
Optional (Industrial/processor)
1
Total ash (% by wt.) max
0.5
1.0
1.5
2
Crude fibre(% by wt.) max
1.0
3
Protein (% by wt.) min
9.0
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
100 gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
100 gm shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.
6. Definitions:
Foreign matter includes husk, straws, weed seeds, other vegetable matters of the plant,metallic pieces, sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay, mud and animal filth etc.
Damaged and discoloured means, roasted makhana whole or broken, obviously or internally damaged due to heat, microbes, moisture or weather or other causes
Insect damaged means, roasted makhana that are partially or wholly bored or damaged by insects.
