1. Turmeric rhizome shall be:-
(i). wholesome, clean, sound,
(ii). free from living insects and moulds,
(iii). smooth skin, uniform skin and flesh colors, and a clean snap when broken.
(iv). having characteristic odour and flavor and colour characteristic to the variety
(v). free from dead insects, insect fragments and contamination by rodents,
(vi). 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 | Primary |
i | Extraneous foreign matter(% by wt) | Up to 1% | Up to 1.5% | Up to 2% |
| ii | Defective Rhizomes (% by wt) | Up to 5% | Up to 7% | Up to 10% |
| iii | Insect defiled/infested rhizomes (% by wt) | Up to 2% | Up to 5% | Up to 10% |
iv | Range Acceptance | 95% | 90% | 85% |
| B | Optional |
| i | Broken pieces, fingers ˂15 mm (% by wt) | Up to 5% | Up to 7% | Up to 10% |
5. Sampling:
(i). 5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
(ii). 250 g shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
(iii). 250 g shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample
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