Clean, wholesome, long, slender, reasonably uniform in size, shape and colour with marked degree of natural fragrance characteristic to the variety.
Free from obnoxious smell 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
Essential
i
Length
3.5 and above
ii
Length- breadth ratio
6.61mm and above
iii
Moisture(% by wt) Max
12.0
13.0
14.0
iv
Foreign matter(% by wt) Max
0.40
0.50
0.60
v
Broken/Damaged/Chalky grains (% by wt) Max
8.5
13.0
17.0
vi
Red /Green grains/Paddy Grains (% by wt) Max
5.0
7.0
9.0
vii
Other varieties of rice(% by count) Max
7.0
10.0
15.0
B
Optional (Industrial/Processors)
i
Average cooked rice length
12.0 mm and above
ii
Average volume expansion ratio
More than 3.5
iii
Average pre-cooked milled rice breadth
Not more than 2 mm
vi
Elongation ratio after cooking
Not less than 1.7
v
Alkali Spreading Value
4 to 7
vi
Amylose content (%)
20 to 25
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
250g shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
250g 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 variety of rice means any the presence of a variety of the same rice grain other than the variety under consideration
Damaged Grains means grains that are sprouted or internally damaged as a result of heat, microbe, moisture or weather and mechanical injury
Broken grains means pieces of sound kernels that are less than three fourths of the size of full kernels.
Chalky Grains are pieces of kernels of which at least half the portion is opaque, milky white in colour and brittle in nature
Red grains shall be the kernels, whole or broken which have their surface coated with red brand. Green grains shall be the kernels, whole or broken which are greenish in color
