uniform in color with characteristic taste and flavou.
free from pests and damage caused by pests including dead insects and/or mites, their debris or excreta.
free from mould filaments.
free from rancidity and foreign smell and/or taste
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
1.
Moisture (% by wt.) Max
4.5
5.0
5.0
2.
Extraneous vegetable matter (% by wt.) Max
0.5
0.75
1.0
3.
Foreign matter (% by wt.) Max
0.1
0.3
0.5
4.
Damaged (% by wt.) Max
4.0
7.0
10.0
5.
Broken (% by wt.)
Less than 5
5-15
More than 15
Range acceptance
95%
90%
85%
B
Optional (Industrial/processor)
1.
Color
Extra light/Light
Light amber
Amber
2.
Acidity of extracted oil (as oleic acid) % by wt. Max
0.2
3.
Oil Content % by weight
(Minimum)
50.0
45.0
40.0
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
250 gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
250 gm shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.
6.Definitions:
Foreign matter includes husk, straws, weed seeds, other inedible grains, metallic pieces, sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay, mud and animal filth etc.
Other Edible Grains means any edible grains (including oil seeds) other than the one under consideration.
Damaged Grains means grains that are sprouted or internally damaged as a result of heat, microbe, moisture or weather and mechanical injured grains in case of whole pulses.
Weevilled grains means grains that are partially or wholly bored by insects injurious to grains but does not include germ eaten grains and egg spotted grains.
Immature & Shrivelled Grains means kernels or pieces of kernels that are not fully developed.
Admixture means the presence of a variety of the same grain other than the one under consideration.