Grade designation | Foreign matter (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Other Food Grains (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Damaged GRAINS (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | SLIGHTLY Damaged GRAINS (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Immature VELLED Grains (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Weevilled & SHRI GRAINS (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
I. | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
II. | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
III. | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
IV. | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
General characteristics
- Ragi Shall :-
- be the dried mature grain of Eleusinian coracan Gaertn;
- have uniform size, shape and colour;
- be sweet, hard, clean, wholesome and free from moulds weevils, obnoxious smell, discolouration, admixture of deleterious substances, all other impurities except to the extent indicated in the Schedule;
- be in sound merchantable conditions;
- not have moisture exceeding 12 percent.
DEFINITIONS :
- Foreign Matter :- It includes dust, stone, lumps of earth, chaff, stem or straw and any other impurity including nonedible seeds.
- Other Food Grains :- Edible Food grains other than Ragi.
- Damaged Grains- Grains that are internally damaged or discoloured, damaged and discolouration materially affecting the quality.
- Slightly Damaged Grains – Grains that are superficially damaged or discoloured, damage and discolouration not materially affecting the quality.
- Immature and Shrivelled Grains – Grains that are not properly developed.