Grade Designation

Maximum limit of tolerance (percent by mass)

Weeviled grains, percent by count

 

 

(Maximum)

Uric Acid

 

 

 

 

 

(Maximum)

Moisture

Foreign matter

Other edible grains

Admixture of other varieties

Defect grains

Discolored grains

Serious Defects

Slight Defects

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Special

8.0

0.25

1.0

1.0

0.5

3% of which

1.0

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

broken pulses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

must not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exceed 0.5%

 

 

100 mg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per Kg.

Standard

9.0

0.75

1.5

2.0

1.0

5 % of which

2.0

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

broken pulses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

must not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exceed 1.5%

 

 

 

General

11.0

1.0*

2.0

4.0

1.0

7 % of which

3.0

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

broken pulses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

must not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exceed 3%

 

 

 

  • have pleasant taste, flavour and uniform color;
  • be sound, properly cleaned, washed, dried, wholesome and characteristic to the variety;
  • be free from extraneous matter such as stones, dirt, clay
  • be free from any foreign taste, odour and evidence of fermentation;
  • be free from living insects, dead insects, insect fragments, mites, rodent contamination and mould growth;
  • be free from any added colouring matter;