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Sr. No. Details 99% Grade Husks / Powder  98% Grade Husks / Powder  95% Grade Husks / Powder  85% Grade Husks / Powder 
  PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1 Appearance Light beige seed husk; pale buff, brittle flakes, more or less lanceolate upto 2 mm long and 1 mm long and 1 mm wide at the centre, much broken into smaller fragments; many of the flakes have a small brownish, oval spot, about 0.8 to 1.0 mm long in the ce
2 Odour Faint Characteristics Odour - Husk-like
3 Taste Bland-mucilaginous Taste
 
  CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1 Moisture
12.0 % Max
12.0 % Max
12.0 % Max
12.0 % Max
2 Sieve Test / Particle size distribution (in A.S.T.M.)
As per Customer requirements 
3 Protein
3.0 % Max
3.0 % Max
3.0 % Max
3.0 % Max
4 Total Ash
4.0 % Max
4.0 % Max
4.0 % Max
4.0 % Max
5 Acid Insoluble Ash
1.0 % Max
1.0 % Max
1.0 % Max
1.0 % Max
6 Light Extraneous Matter (%L)
1.0 % Max
2.0 % Max
5.0 % Max
15.0 % Max
7 Heavy Extraneous Matter (%H)
1.1 % Max
1.1 % Max
1.1 % Max
1.1 % Max
8 Purity[100– (%L + %H )]
99%
98%
95%
85%
9 Swell Volume
40 ML. Min.
40 ML. Min.
40 ML. Min.
40 ML. Min.
10 Insect Infestation For Husks : < 100 insect fragments including mites and psocids.
For Powder : < 400 insect fragments including mites and psocids.
 
  MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS 
1 E-coli
Negative
2 Salmonella
Negative
3 Yeast & Mould Count
< 1000 per gram