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GRADE DESIGNATION |
FOREIGN MATTER (% BY WT.) (MAXIMUM LIMIT OF TOLERANCE) |
BROKENS (% BY WT.) (MAXIMUM LIMIT OF TOLERANCE) |
DAMAGED, DISCOLOURED AND CHALKY (% BY WT.) (MAXIMUM LIMIT OF TOLERANCE) |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
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I. |
3.0 |
NOT LESS THAN 80 |
5.0 |
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II. |
4.0 |
NOT LESS THAN 60 |
10.0 |
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III. |
4.0 |
LESS THAN 60 |
15.0 |
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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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· COMMON
BROKEN RICE SHALL : o
BE THE PIECES OF KERNELS OF THE NON-SCENTED
VARIETIES OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) o
HAVE UNIFORM COLOUR; o
BE SWEET, DRY HAND, CLEAN AND FREE FROM MOULDS
WEEVILS, OBNOXIOUS AND ALL OTHER IMPURITIES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT INDICATED IN
THE SCHEDULE; o
BE IN SOUND MERCHANTABLE CONDITION; AND o
NOT HAVE MOISTURE EXCEEDING 14 AND 15 PERCENT FOR
RAW AND PARBOILED VARIETIES OF RICE RESPECTIVELY. |
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DEFINITIONS : |
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FOREIGN MATTER :-
IT INCLUDES DUST, STONE, LUMPS OF EARTH, CHAFF, STEM OR STRAW AND ANY OTHER
IMPURITY. |
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BROKENS :- PIECES
OF KERNELS WHICH ARE LESS THAN THREE-FOURTH OF A WHOLE KERNEL. |
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FRAGMENTS :- PIECE
OF KERNELS WHICH ARE LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH OF THE WHOLE KERNELS. |
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DAMAGED AND
DISCOLOURED :- GRAINS THAT ARE INTERNALLY DAMAGED OR DISCOLOURED, DAMAGE AND
DISCOLOURATION MATERIALLY AFFECTING THE QUALITY. |
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CHALKY :- GRAINS AT
LEAST HALF OF WHICH IS MILKY WHITE IN COLOUR AND BRITTLE IN NATURE. |
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