Wheat

Wheat(Gehun)

Code: 1

Scientific name: Triticum aestivum (L)

Wheat(Gehun)
S.no. Tradable parameters Range-1 Range-2 Range-3
A Essential
i Moisture(% by wt) Max 11.0 12.0 14.0
ii Foreign matter(% by wt) Max 1.5 3.0 4.0
iii Admixture/Other edible grains(% by wt) Max 5.0 7.0 10.0
iv Immature & Shriveled Grains (% by wt) Max 3.0 5.0 7.0
v Damaged/Discoloured grains(% by wt) Max 3.0 5.0 7.0
vi Weevilled Grains (% by count) Max 4.0 6.0 10.0
B Optional (Industrial/Processors)
i Protein (per cent. on dry matter basis) Not less than 11.0 (durum wheat)
ii Minimum Test weight (weight of 100 litre volume expressed in Kg) /Hectoliter Not less than 70
iii Uric Acid Not more than 100mg/kg
iv Aflatoxin Not more than 30 microgram/kg
v Deoxynivalenol (DON) Not more than 1000 micro gm/ kg

Wheat shall be -

  • Clean, wholesome, reasonably uniform in size, shape and colour characteristic to the variety.

  • Free from obnoxious smell and fungus infestation.

  AP I AP II AP III AP IV AP V AP VI AP VII AP VIII
Grades Foreign Matter (% by weight) Other Food Grains (% by weight) Other Wheats (% by weight) Damaged Grains (% by weight) Slightly Damaged Grains (% by weight) Immature Shrivelled Broken Grains (% by weight) Weevilled Grains (% by weight) Moisture
I 1.5 1.6 5 1 2 2 1 12
II 2.5 3 15 2 4 4 3 12
III 3.5 6 20 4 6 10 6 12
IV 4 8 over 20 5 10 over 10 10 12

General Characteristics:-

  1. Wheat shall be the dried grains of Triticum vulgare and Triticum durum Desf.

  2. Have uniform size, shape and colour,

  3. Be sweet, hard, clean, wholesome and free from moulds weevils, obnoxious and all other impurities from moulds extent indicated in the Schedule;

  4. Be in sound merchantable condition; and

  5. Not have moisture exceeding 12%