GRADE DESIGNATION | Moisture per cent by weight (Maximum) | Crude protein (Nitrogen x 6.25) per cent BY WEIGHT (MAXIMUM) | Crude fat or ether or ether per cent by weight (MAXIMUM) | Crude fibre, per cent by weigh (Maximum) | Acid insoluble ash percent by weight (Maximum) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
GOOD | 10.0 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 1.5 |
FAIR | 10.0 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 2.0 |
General characteristics
- The solvent extracted coconut oil cake (meal shall be obtained by extraction of oil by means of a solvent from the expeller ghani pressed coconut oil cake. The expeller or ghani pressed coconut oil cake used for extraction shall have been obtained by pressing clean and sound coconut. The meal shall have been subjected to heat and steam treatment un controlled and regulated conditions so as to remove traces of solvent. The material shall be in the form of either flakes or powder. It shall be free from harmful constituents and castor cake or husk or both and mahua cake. It shall be free from rancidity, adulterants, insects or fungus infestation and from musty odour.