S/N

Characteristics

Grade

Method of test

1

2

3

i)

Moisture, % m/m max.

14

ISO 24557

ii)

Size grading, % m/m min.

98

98

n/a

ISO 605

iii)

Purity, % m/m min.

99.0

iv)

Defective, % m/m max

2.0

4.0

6.0

v)

Immature grain % m/m max.

2.0

3.0

4.0

vi)

Contrasting classes, % m/m max.

0.5

1.0

2.0

vii)

Classes that blend, % m/m max.

5.0

10.0

15.0

viii)

Germination, % max. (excluding hard seeds)

90

n/a

n/a

ix)

Sprout test

Suitable

n/a

n/a

x)

Foreign material % m/m max

Organic

0.65

inorganic

0.25

Filth

0.1

xi)

Other edible grains, % m/m max.

(any edible grains including oilseeds other than green grams)

0.1

0.5

3.0

xii)

Inset /pest damaged, % m/m max.

(grains per cent by count clean-cut weevil bored)

1

2

3

xiii)

Total aflatoxin (AFB1+AFB2+AFG1

+AFG2), ppb max.

10

ISO 16050

xiv)

Aflatoxin B1, ppb max

5

xv)

Fumonisin ppm max.

2

AOAC 2001.04