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 | 33.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 |
FAIR | 10.0 | 29.0 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 2.5 |
General characteristics
- The solvent extracted linseed oil cake (Meal) shall be obtained by extraction of oil, by means of solvent from the expeller or ghani pressed linseed oil cake. The meal may also be obtained directly from linseeds after a certain preliminary treatment. The extraction shall have been obtained by pressing clean and sound linseed (Linum-usitissimum L.). The meal shall have been subjected to heat and steam treatment under controlled and regulated conditions so as to prevent denaturation of the protein and to remove trace of solvent. The material shall be in the form of either flakes or powder and shall be free from harmful constituents and castor cakes or husks or both or mahua cake, It shall be free from rancidity, adulterants, insects or fungus infestation and from musty odour.