Bajra

Additional Details

Grade: I
(Maximum limit of tolerance% by wt.)
Moisture: 12
Foreign matter: Nil
Other Food Grains: 1
Damaged Grains: 0.5
Immature& Shrivelled Grains: 1.5
Weevilled Grains: 1
Grade: II
(Maximum limit of tolerance% by wt.)
Moisture: 12
Foreign matter: 0.1
Other Food Grains: 2
Damaged Grains: 1
Immature& Shrivelled Grains: 3
Weevilled Grains: 2.5
Grade: III
(Maximum limit of tolerance% by wt.)
Moisture: 14
Foreign matter: 0.25
Other Food Grains: 2.5
Damaged Grains: 2
Immature& Shrivelled Grains: 5
Weevilled Grains: 4
Grade: IV
(Maximum limit of tolerance% by wt.)
Moisture: 14
Foreign matter: 0.25
Other Food Grains: 3
Damaged Grains: 4
Immature& Shrivelled Grains: 8
Weevilled Grains: 6
Bajra will-
a) be the dried mature grains of Pennisetum typhoideum Rich;
b) be sweet, hard, clean, wholesome, uniform in size, shape, colour and in sound merchantable condition;
c) be free from added colouring matter, moulds,weevils, obnoxious substances, discoluration, poisonous seeds and all other impurities except to the extent indicated in the schedule;
d) Uric acid and aflatoxin shall not exceed 100 miligrams and 30 micrograms per kilogram respectively;
e) be free from rodent hair and excreta;
Note : (i) In foreign matter, the impurities of animal origin shall not be more than 0.10 per cent by weight.
(ii) Ergot affected grains shall not exceed 0.05 per cent by weight in damaged grains.