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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Cereals and Pulses Whole and Ground (Rice, Wheat, Moongdal.Toor Dal, Masoor Dal, Masoor Whole, Chick Peas, Pegion Peas)

 
Total Ash
Test Weight
Ergot
Shrivelled/Shrunken, Broken ( 2mm sieve)
Insect / Weevilled Damaged
Damaged and Discoloured
Foreign Matter / Admixture
Other Food/ Edible grains
Refractions as other than foreign matter
Aflatoxin
Broken (Rice)
Chalky
Red-Streaked Kernels
Pecks
Immature Kernels
Glutanious Rice
Yellow kernels
Paddy
Moisture / Water
Protein on as is basis / Protein dry basis / Total Protein
Gluten Dry Wet  basis
Gluten, Wet basis
Gluten, Dry  basis
Ash / Total  Ash /Total Ash (Dry basis)
Alcoholic Acidity/ Acidity/Alcoholic acidity (as H2SO4) in 90% Alcohol / Granularity
Acid Insoluble ash / Acid Insoluble ash (dry basis) / Ash Insoluble in dil. HCl
Detection  of Kesari Dal
Presence of Talc
Starch contents
Crude Fibre
Condition / Form / colour / Foreign matter / Insect in the stadium form & pieces / fineness / Freedom from rodent hair & excreta
Sedimentation Value


Sugar and  by Products
(Refined sugar,Raw sugar,Mollasses)



Description
Density in degrees Brix at 27.5°C
Moisture
Polarization Value
Icumsa    colour
Total Ash
Grain Size
Ash,  Sulphated
Total reducing matter, as invert sugar

 

Animal Feeds

 Fish Meal, Meat Meal as live stock ingredient and all other type of animal products

Description
Moisture
Crude  Protein
Crude Fat
Acid insoluble ash
Chlorine (as NaCl)
Total  solid

 

Soyabean Meal, Maize Gluten Meal Rapeseed Meal Sunflower Meal and all oil cakes

Moisture
Crude  Protein
Crude Fibre
Urease activity
Fat Content / Crude Fat
Acid insoluble ash
Ash
Aflatoxin
• Ally iso thiocyanate
Protein Dispersibility Index
Nitrogen Solubility Index


Nuts & Nut Products (Cashew nut)
Moisture

Aflatoxin

 

Oil Seeds  & By  products ( Sesame seed, Niger seed,Mustard seed,Cottonseed,Rapeseed)

Damaged & Weevilled seeds / Kernels
Slightly damaged seeds / Kernels
Shrivelled & immature and dark seeds / Kernels
Split or cracked seeds / Split & broken  kernels
Count per ounce
Description
Number of Kernels  Per 25 gm of material
Impurities
Moisture content
Oil  content
Acid value of extracted   oil
Hull content
Allyl Isothyocyanate
Nooks
Aflatoxin

 

 

Whole spices and condiments
(Chilly,Turmeric,Pepper,Cumin,Aniseed)


 

Description
Freedom from mould and insects
Extraneous matter / Inorganic foreign matter / Organic foreign matter / Foreign matter

Size of Rhiozome / Defective Rhiozome
Very light  pieces
Light berries / light Seeds
Pinheads
Damaged    Discoloured  &   Weevilled seeds & Foreign seeds / Black bored & insect seeds
Shrivelled & Immature seeds
Edible Seeds
Empty and  malformed capsules
Blacks & Splits
Unclipped capsule (Cardamom)
Pieces & Percentage of  bulbs
Loose Seeds
Broken chillies
Damaged  & Discoloured pods (Chilly)
Pods without Stalks (Chilly)
Size in diameter / Size
Colour  (Cardmom)
Colour chilly
Weight in G / L
Flexibility  surface & Presence of chromate
Lime as CaO
Moisture
Colour
Total  Ash
Acid  Insoluble ash
Non -Volatile ether extract
Crude  Fibre
Volatile oil content
Curcumin Content
Piperine content
Hot water extract
Aflatoxins
Sudan  I, II, III, IV

 

Spices and Condiments Ground / Powders
(Chilly,Turmeric,Pepper,Cumin,Aniseed)

Description  :  Freedom  from Moulds & Insects
General characteristics
Fineness
Moisture
Total ash
Acid  insoluble ash  /  Ash insoluble in dil. HCl
Water soluble ash
Cold  water soluble extract
Alcohol soluble extract
Calcium as CaO
Volatile Oil
Crude  Fibre
Non -Volatile ether  extract
Piperine  content
Curcumin content
Starch
Test for lead chromate
Colour (Chilly)
Aflatoxins
Sudan  I, II, III, IV

 

 

Major Equipments

HPTLC ( For analysis of aflatoxins and banned dyes in spices)
Gerhardt automatic Protein analyzer
Automatic Melting point apparatus
Karl Fischer
Gas Chromatography for FAME analysis
Lovibond Tintometer for Color of vegetable oils
Gardner color for color of castor oiland its derivatives.
Apha color
UV/VIS Spectrophotometer

Approvals
NABL
GAFTA
FOSFA
SPICES BOARD
APEDA
EIC





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