DESIGNATION | ORGANIC PERCENT BY MASS (EXTRANEOUS MATTER) (MAX) | INORGANIC PERCENT BY MASS (EXTRANEOUS MATTER) (MAX) | SPLIT OR CRACKED SEED PERCENT BY MASS (MAX) | IMMATURE, SHRIVELED AND GREEN SEEDS PERCANT BY MASS(MAX) | DAMAGED AND WEEVILLED SEEDS PERCENT BY MASS (MAX) | OTHER EDIBLE SEEDS PERCENT BY MASS(MAX) | MOISTURE, PERCENT BY MASS(MAX) | OIL CONTENT, PERCENT BY MASS ON DRY BASSIS (MAN.) | COLOUR OF EXTRACTED OIL ON LOVIBOND SCALE EXPRESSED AS (Y+10R) IN 1/16 CELL |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
SPECIAL | 0.10 | 0.10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | NIL | NIL | 7.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
STANDARD | 0.50 | 0.25 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 30.0 |
GENERAL | 0.75 | 0.25 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 40.0 |
- MATURE, CLEAN AND DRIED SEEDS;
- WHOLESOME;
- UNIFORM IN SIZE, SHAPE , COLOUR;
- OF CHARACTRISTIC TASTE AND FLAVOR;
- FREE FROM LIVING AND DEAD INSECTS, INSECT FRAGMENTS;
- FREE FROM FUNGUS INSFESTATION, MOULDS AND MITES;
- FREE FROM ADDED COLOURING MATTER;
- FREE FROM RODENT HAIR AND EXCRETA;
- FREE FROM NON EDIBLE AND TOXIC SEEDS SUCH AS MAHUA, KHESARI CASTOR, NEEM, ARGEMONE ETC;
- FREE FROM RANCIDITY AND MUSTINESS;
- THE SEED SHALL NOT EMIT FOUL ODOUR, OR FOUND DEFORMED DUE TO MOIST CONDITION.