clean, wholesome, reasonably uniform in size having color characteristic to the variety;
free from obnoxious smell and fungal infestation;
free from 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
Moisture (% by wt) Max
11.0
12.0
13.0
ii
Immature & Shriveled grains(% by wt) Max
4.0
6.0
8.0
iii
Foreign matter(% by wt) Max
0.2
0.5
1.0
iv
Other edible grains(% by wt) Max
2.0
4.0
6.0
vi
Damaged/Discoloured grains(% by wt) Max
3.0
5.0
7.0
vii
Weevilled Grains (% by count) Max
2.0
3.0
5.0
B
Optional (Industrial/Processors)
i
Uric Acid ((mg/kg) max)
100
ii
Aflatoxin (microgram/kg) max
30
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
500g shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
500g 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 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 injury.
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 & Shrivelled Grains means kernels or pieces of kernels that are not fully developed.
