Grade designation | Foreign matter (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Brokens (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Admixture of Red Grains in white (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) | Damaged and discoloured chalky, Immature (% by wt.) (Maximum limit of tolerance) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
I. | 1.0 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
II. | 1.5 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
III. | 2.0 | 44.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 |
IV. | 3.0 | 64.0 | 25.0 | 10.0 |
General characteristics
- Raw Hand Pounded Common (Coarse) Rice shall :-
- Raw Hand Pounded Common (Coarse) Rice shall :-
- have uniform size, shape and colour;
- be sweet, hard, clean, wholesome and free from moulds, weevils, obnoxious smell, discolouration admixture of deleterious substances and all other impurities except to the extent indicated in the Schedule;
- be in sound merchantable condition
- not have moisture exceeding 14 percent.
DEFINITIONS :
- Foreign Matter :- It includes dust, stones, lumps of earth, chaff, stem or straw and any other impurity.
- Broken :- Brokens shall include pieces of kernels which are less than three-fourth of a whole kernel. The pieces smaller than one-fourth of the whole kernel are to be treated as fragments. The proportion of fragments shall not exceed 5.0, 6.0, 8.0 and 11.0 percent for grade I, II, III and IV respectively.
- Admixture :- Not applicable in case of red grained varieties
- Damaged and Discoloured :- Grains that are internally damaged or discoloured, damage and discolouration materially affecting the quality. ‘The proportion of damaged grains shall not exceed 5.0 percent for grade III & IV.
- Immature and Green :- Grains that are not properly developed or are green in colour.
- Chalky :- Grain at least half of which is milky white in colour and brittle in nature.