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 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
FAIR | 10.0 | 47.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
General characteristics
- The solvent extracted safflower oil cake (meal) shall be obtained by extraction of oil by means of a solvent from the ghani or expeller pressed safflower oil cake. The ghani or expeller pressed safflower oil cake shall have been obtained by pressing clean and sound safflower seeds (Carthamus tinctorious L). The extracted oil cake (meal) shall have been subjected to heat and steam treatment under controlled and regulated condition so as to prevent denaturation of the protein and to remove traces of solvent. The material shall be in the form of either flakes or powder and shall be free from harmful constituents or castor cake or husk or both or mahua cake. It will be free from rancidity, adulterants, insect or fungus infestation and from musty odour.