clean, wholesome, long, slender, reasonably uniform in size, shape and black to purple in colour with marked degree of natural fragrance characteristic to the variety.
free from obnoxious smell, fungus infestation.
free from rodent hair and excreta, animal filth, moulds, live insects, dead insects, insects fragments.
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
12.0
13.0
14.0
ii
Foreign matter (% by wt) Max
0.20
0.50
0.60
iii
Broken/Damaged/Chalky grains (% by wt) Max
5.0
10.0
17.0
iv
Red /Green grains/Paddy Grains (% by wt) Max
Nil
3.0
6.0
v
Other varieties of rice (% by count) Max
5.0
10.0
15.0
B
Optional (Industrial/Processors)
vi
Kernel Breadth(mm)
2.0
2.3
2.5
vii
Kernel Length(mm)
5.0 mm and above
viii
Length- breadth ratio
2.0 and above
ix
Alkali Spreading Value
2-10
x
Amylose content (%)
4 to 10
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one carrying packaging unit shall be randomly selected for sampling.
200 gms shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
200 gms. shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.
