BASMATI RAW MILLED RICE
GRADE DESIGNATION | FOREIGN MATTER | BROKENS AND FRAGMENTS | OTHER RICE INCLUDING RED GRAINS | DAMAGED DISCOLOURED AND CHALKY GRAINS | MOISTURE |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
SPECIAL | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
A. | 1.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
B. | 2.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
General Characteristics
- THE GRAINS SHALL BE LONG, SLENDER WHITE TO CREAMY WHITE OR GRAYISH COLOUR AND TRANS LUCENT.
- THE RICE:
- SHALL BE THE DRIED MATURED KERNLES OF ORYZA SATIVA AND HAVE UNIFORM SIZE, SHAPE AND COLOUR.
- SHALL POSSES IN A MARKED DEGREE THE NATURA FRAGRANCE CHARACTERISTE OF BASMATI RICE BOTH IN THE RAW AND COOKED STATE.
- SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN ARTIFICALLY COLOURD AND SHALL BE FREE FROM POLISSHING AGENTS.
- MAY CONTAIN UPTO THREE PERCENT OF GRAINS WITH AN APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF BRAN THEREON.
- SHALL BE FREE FROM MUSTY OBNOXIOUS ODOUR AND SHALL CARRY NO SIGN OF MOULD OR CONTAINING WEBS AND DEAD OR LIVE WEEVILS;
- SHALL HAVE LENGTH 60.MM AND ABOVE AND LENGTH BREATH RATIO THREE AND ABOVE.
- SHALL BE IN SOUND MERCHANTABLE CONDITION.
BASMATI UNPOLISHED/DEHUSKED RICE
GRADE DESIGNATION | FOREIGN MATTER | BROKENS AND FRAGMENTS | OTHER RICE INCLUDING RED GRAINS | GREEN GRAINS | RED GRAINS | DAMAGED DISCOLOURED AND CHALKY GRAINS | MOISTURE |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
SPECIAL | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
A. | 1.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
B. | 1.5 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 |
GRNERAL CHARACTERISTICS
- THE GRAINS SHALL BE LONG SLENDER TO LIGHT BROWN COLOUR AND HAVING VITREOS LUSTER (GLOSSY IN APPEARENCE).
- THE RICE:
- SHALL BE THE DRIED MATURED KERNELS OF ORYZA SATIVA, FROM WHICH THE HULLS HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO FURTHEER MILLING AND SHALL HAVE UNIFORMSIZE, SHAPE AND COLOUR.
- SHALL POSSES A MARKED DEGREE OF BASMATI RICE BOTH IN THE RAW AND COOKED STATE.
- SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN ARTIFICALLY COLOURED AND SHALL BE FREE FROM POLISHING AGENTS;
- SHALL BE FREE FROM MUSTY OR OBNOXIOUS ODOUR AND SHALLY CARRY NO SIGN OF MOULD OR Containing webs AND DEAD OR LIVE WEEVILLS;
- SHALL HAVE LENGH 6.0MM AND ABOVE AND LENGTH – BREADTH RATIO OF 3.0 AND ABOVE.
- SHALL BE IN SOUND MERCHANTABLE CONDITION.
BASMATI PAROLIED RICE
GRADE DESIGNATION | FOREIGN MATTER | BROKENS AND FRAGMENTS | OTHER RICE INCLUDING RED GRAINS | DAMAGED DISCOLOURED AND CHALKY GRAINS | MOISTURE |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
SPECIAL | 0.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
A. | 1.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
B. | 2.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
GRNERAL CHARACTERISTICS
- The grins shall’ be long, slender, white, brownish or grayish colour and trans lucent.
- the rice:
- shall be the dried matured kernels of Oryza sativa and have uniform size, shape and colour;
- shall possess a marked degree of natural fragrance characteristic of basmati rice both in the raw and cooked state.
- shall not have been artificially coloured and shall be free from polishing agents.
- may contain upto three percent of grains with an appreciable amount of bran thereon.
- shall be free from musty obnoxious odour and shall carry no sign of mould or containing webs and dead or live weevils;
- shall have length 6.0 mm and above and length breadth ratio three and above.
- shall be in sound merchantable condition.