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 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
FAIR | 10.0 | 44.0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
General characteristics
- The solvent extracted Sesamum (til) oil cake shall be obtained by extraction of oil by means of a solvent from the expeller or ghani pressed Sesamum (til) oil cake. The oil cake may also be obtained directly from Sesamum (til) after a certain preliminary treatment. The expeller or ghani pressed Sesamum (til) seeds, oil cake used for extraction shall have been obtained by pressing clean and sound Sesamum (til) seed. The oil cake shall have been subjected to heat and steam treatment under controlled and regulated conditions so as to prevent denaturation of protein and to remove traces of solvent . The material shall be in the form of either flakes or powder. It shall be free from harmful constituents and castor cake or husk or both or mahua cake. It shall be free from rancidity, adulterants, insects or fungus infestation and from musty odour.