1. Red Amaranthus shall be:-
(i). clean, sound and fresh, with or without root;
(ii). reasonably free from foreign matter like sand and grit;
(iii). have a reasonably uniform colour characteristic of the variety;
(iv). free from any visible pests, coarse stalks, green and decayed leaves;
(v). be free from foreign flavour and odour,
(vi). reasonably free from discoloured leaves or portions thereof, flower stems (seed heads) and flower buds;
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 | Defects (%) (i) Slightly damaged leaves such as cracks, bruises, holes and tears | Up to 3% | Up to 5% | Up to 10% |
| | (ii) Extraneous vegetable matter | Up to 3% | Up to 5% | Up to 10% |
ii | Range Acceptance | 95% | 90% | 85% |
| B | Optional |
| i | Colour (Characteristic true to variety) (% by count) | Above 70 | Between 60 to 70 | Less than 60 |
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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