GRADE DESIGNATION | MOISTURE PERCENT BY WEIGHT | TOTAL ASH PERCENT BY WEIGHT (ON DRY BASIS) (MAXIMUM) | ACID INSOLUBLE ASH PERCENT BY WEIGHT (ON DRY BASIS) (MAXIMUM) | ALCOHOLIC ACIDITY 90 PERCENT ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT (MAXIMUM) | CRUDE PROTEIN PERCENT BY WEIGHT MINIMUM (ON DRY BASIS) | DESCRIPTION |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
GRADE – I | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 21.0 | BESAN SHALL BE THE PRODUCT |
GRADE – II | 12.5 | 3.5 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 21.0 | OBTAONED BY MILLIIMG SOUNFD CLEAN AND DRIED DECUTICLED GRAM (CICER ARIETINUM) ONLY. IT SHALL BE YELLOWISH IN COLOUR AND SHALL POSSESS CHARACTERISTIC TASTE AND SMELL. |
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- THE PRODUCT SHALL BE MARKED “FINE WHEN 99.3 PERCENT OF IT PASSES THROUGH 500 MICRON I.S. SIEVE AND IT SHALL BE MARKED “COARSE” WHEN 98 PERCENT PASSES THROUGH 1000 MICRON I.S. SIEVE.
- THE PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM CONTAMINATION WITH KHESRI DAL PEAD, MAIZE FLOUR AND ADDED STARCH.
- THE PRODUCT SHALL BE FREE FROM INSECT AND FUBGUS INFESTION PATHOGENIC ORGANISM LIKE SALMONALLA, ADDED COLOURING MATTER, GRIT AND PRESERVATIVES.
- IT SHALL BE FREE FROM ADULTERANTS IMPURITIES AND FROM OTHER EXTRANEOUS MATTER INCLUDING RODENT EXCRETA.
- ON MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION, THE PRODUCT SHALL EXHIBIT THE SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTIC APPEARANCE OF CELLULAR STRUCTURE
- IT SHALL CONFORM TO THE PROVISION OF RULE 57A AND 57 B OF THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION MYCOTOINS INCLUDING AFLATOXIN.
- IT SHALL NOT HAVE URIC ACID CONTENT MORE THEN 100 MICROGRAM/KG.