Sr.No |
Parameter |
Value |
Basis |
---|
1 |
Purity |
93% min |
% by weight |
2 |
Admixture |
7.0% max. |
% by weight |
3 |
Foreign matter |
Nil |
% by weight |
4 |
Paddy grains |
Nil |
% by weight |
5 |
Stones |
Nil |
% by weight |
6 |
Broken & Fragments (Below 3/4th of grain-length) |
2.0% Max |
% by weight |
7 |
Damaged & discoloured |
0.5% Max. |
% by weight |
8 |
Chalky & immature |
2.0% Max |
% by weight |
9 |
Red grains including red striped grain |
Nil |
% by weight |
10 |
Yellow grains |
Nil |
% by weight |
11 |
Moisture |
12.0% Max. |
% by weight |
12 |
Length |
1 mm |
Minimum |
13 |
L/B ratio |
4.2 min. |
|
14 |
Cooking quality |
Excellent |
|
15 |
Flavour |
Characteristic of Basmati Rice |
Marked degree of Aroma |
16 |
Weeviled Grains |
Nil |
% by weight |
17 |
Rodent hair/Excreta |
Nil |
% by weight |
18 |
Degree of Whiteness |
37 Degree min. |
Well Polished |
19 |
Clippings/ tip brokens |
10% max. |
% by weight |