Clean, wholesome, reasonably uniform in size, shape and color characteristic to the variety.
Free from rodent hair and excreta, moulds, living and dead insects, insects fragments, obnoxious smell and fungus infestation, discoloration.
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
Moisture (% by wt) Max
11.0
12.0
14.0
ii
Foreign matter(% by wt) Max
1.0
1.5
2.0
iii
Other edible grains (% by wt) Max
1.0
2.0
3.0
iv
Damaged/Discoloured grains(% by wt) Max
2.5
3.5
5.0
v
Weevilled Grains (% by count) Max
3.0
5.0
10.0
vi
Admixture (% by wt) Max
1.0
2.0
3.0
vii
Broken fragments, (% by wt) Max.
1.0
2.0
3.0
B
Optional (Industrial/Processors)
viii
Uric Acid
Not more than 100mg/kg
ix
Aflatoxin
Not more than 30 microgram/kg
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.
