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)

1

2

3

5

I.

2.0

NOT LESS THAN 80

5.0

II.

4.0

NOT LESS THAN 60

10.0

III.

4.0

LESS THAN 60

15.0

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 

·       FINE BROKEN SHALL :-

o   BE THE PIECES OF KERNELS OF SCENTED VARIETIES OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L);

o   HAVE UNIFORM COLOUR;

o   BE SCENTED, SWEET HARD, CLEAN AND FREE FROM MOULDS, WEEVILS, OBNOXIOUS SMELL, DISCOLOURATION, ADMIXTURE OF DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES AND ALL OTHER IMPURITIES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT INDICATED IN THE SCHEDULE;

o   BE IN SOUND MERCHANTABLE CONDITION;

o   NOT HAVE MOISTURE EXCEEDING 14 AND 15 PERCENT; FOR RAW AND PARBOILED VARIETIES RESPECTIVELY.

DEFINITIONS :

·       FOREIGN MATTER :- IT INCLUDES DUST, STONE, LUMPS OF EARTH, CHAFF, STEM OR STRAW AND ANY OTHER IMPURITY.

·       BROKENS :- PIECES OF KERNELS WHICH ARE LESS THAN THREE-FOURTH OF A WHOLE KERNEL.

·       FRAGMENTS :- PIECE OF KERNELS WHICH ARE LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH OF THE WHOLE KERNELS.

·       DAMAGED AND DISCOLOURED :- GRAINS THAT ARE INTERNALLY DAMAGED OR DISCOLOURED, DAMAGE AND DISCOLOURATION MATERIALLY AFFECTING THE QUALITY.

·       CHALKY :- GRAINS AT LEAST HALF OF WHICH IS MILKY WHITE IN COLOUR AND BRITTLE IN NATURE.