Wholesome, clean, dried, nearly ripened, reasonably uniform in size, oblong shape with a rounded part or three cornered and having ribbed appearance and color characteristic to the variety
Well formed capsule contains sound seeds.
Free from obnoxious odor or flavor including those of rancidity, mustiness and fungus infestation.
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
i
Moisture (% by wt) Max
10.0
12.0
13.0
ii
Extraneous matter ,
%, (m/m), Max
1.0
2.5
5.0
iii
Empty and malformed capsules % by count
3.0
5.0
7.0
iv
Immature and shriveled capsules (Max.)
3.0
5.0
7.0
v
Black and split percent by count(Max.)
5.0
10.0
15.0
B
Optional (Industrial/Processors)
vi
Bulk Density g/L
Upto 435
Above 400
Up to 400
vii
Total Ash, % (m/m),
Not more than 9.5
viii
Volatile oil % (ml/100 gm)
on dry basis,
Not less than 3.5
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 which is 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 & Shriveled 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 variety in consideration.