clean, wholesome and having a hard seed coat which is black in color;
have characteristic and aromatic flavour with sharp and sweet pleasant aroma;
free from rancid taste and musty odour;
Free from any obnoxious smell and fungus 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
i
Foreign matter (% by wt.) max
0.2
0.5
1.0
ii
Damaged and discolored seeds(% by wt.) max
2.0
3.0
5.0
iii
Insect damaged seeds (% by wt.) max
More than 13
8-13
Less than 8
iv
Size (Diameter of seed in mm)
2.5
3.5
5.0
B
Optional (Industrial/processor)
i
Total ash (% by wt.) max
0.5
1.0
1.5
ii
Crude fibre(% by wt.) max
1.0
ii
Protein (% by wt.) min
7.0
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
500 gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
500 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 seedsmeans whole or broken, obviously or internally damaged due toheat, microbes, moisture or weather or other causes.
Insect damaged seeds mean seeds that are partially or wholly bored or damaged by insects.
