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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Pulses intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Annexure A

Table 4 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for mung beans and black gram

 

Annexure A

 

Table 4 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for mung beans and black gram

 

NATURE OF DEFECTS

STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF MUNG BEANS AND BLACK GRAM

CANNING GRADES

NORMAL GRADES

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

3
1. Foreign matter

1.5

2.0

3.0

1.5

2.0

3.0
2. Stones and sand

0.2

0.5

0.6

0.3

0.5

0.6
3. Defective chickpeas

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.1 Insect damaged

1.0

3.0

5.0

1.0

4.0

5.0
3.2 Broken seeds

2.0

4.0

6.0

2.0

5.0

7.0
3.3 Damaged pulses

2.0

4.0

6.0

2.0

5.0

6.0
3.4 Immature seeds

1.0

1.5

3.0

1.0

2.0

3.0
3.5 Other classes

1.0

1.5

2.0

1.0

2.0

4.0
3.6 Cracked seed coat

1.0

1.0

2.0

-

-

-
3.8 Pod Scale

3.0

6.0

12.0

3.0

6.0

12.0
4. Deviations in paragraph (1), (2), (3): provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

4.0

8.0

15.0

4.0

7.0

15.0

 

Explanatory note:

-        means not applicable

*        means no limit