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Arecnut

Commodity Code - 140
Commodity Name - Arecnut (Betelnut/Supari)/ Areca nut (Betel Nut)
Commodity Scientific Name - Areca catechu
wheat

 

Moti special, Shrivardhan special, Jamnagar special, Jeeni special. Meetupalayam special, pooja special, koka special

Whole dried arecanuts or betel nuts (Kottapak)

Grades AP I AP II AP III AP IV
Diameter Minumum Percentage Of Topiwali Nuts Colour Of Pith Damaged Nuts Max %
Copra White Min% Yellowish Brown Max %
moti special 25 mm- 30 mm 75 90 nil 0.50
AI do 40 60 10 1
A II do 10 10 60 2
shrivardhan special 23mm-25mm 75 90 nil 0.5
A I do 40 60 10 0.5
A II do 10 10 60 0.5
jamnagar special 20mm-23mm 75 90 nil 0.5
A I do 40 60 10 0.5
A II do 40 10 60 0.5
mettupalayam special 19mm-23mm nil 90 nil 1
A I 15mm-19mm nil 60 10 1.5
A II 12mm-15mm nil 60 10 2
pooja special under 12 mm nil 90 nil 1
koka special 19mm-23mm nil 90 10 2
AI 13mm-19mm nil 60 20 3

The areca nuts shall be not exceeding 30 mm whole fully husked, of light colour, reasonably well matured, free from blemish cracks, fissure and shall not be hollow inside . The areca nuts shall not be worm eaten or other be hollow inside

The areca nuts shall be whole and may be Slightly immature. Small cracks & fissures of allowed slight shrinkage is also permitted. In AI grade, adherent skin is not permitted.

Grades AP I AP II
Grades Size (Diameter In Mm) Broken
Peeton Big 18 and above 0.5
Peeton Medium 18-16 0.5
Peeton Small 16-15 0.5
Rajalu Big 18 and above 0.5
Rajalu Medium 18-16 0.5
Rajalu Small 16-15 0.5
(+) Kadihasa Composite Below 15 0.5
Bette Big 18 and above 0.5
Bette Medium 18-16 0.5
Bette Small 16-15 0.5
Nuli irregular shape and size 0.5

General Characteristics:-

All nuts shall be

  1. Prepared from tender nuts

  2. Of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour

  3. Free from insect infestation and visible mould; and

  4. Reasonably dry and be the tapering and posterior of the cut nut.

  5. Prepared from tender nuts

  6. Of uniform colour i.e. bring shining to dull and red colour

  7. Free from insect infestation and visible mould; and

  8. Reasonably dry and be the stalk end (anterior) of the cut-nut with a depression at the top.

  9. Prepared from tender nuts;

  10. Of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour

  11. Free from insect infestation and visible mould, and

  12. Reasonably dry and shall include both anterior and posterior portions of the cut-nut (m)Prepared from mature nuts

  13. Of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour

  14. Free from insect infestation and visible mould, and

  15. Reasonably dry and shall include both anterior and posterior portions of cut-nut

  16. Of no uniform shape of size, shrunken in appearance

  17. Of light of drak red in colour

  18. Thin in structure brittle and lightest of all other nuts

  19. Reasonably dry; and

  20. Free from insect infestation

Areca nut shall be

  1. Whole fully husked, of light color, reasonably matured, reasonably uniform size & shape, color characteristics to the variety

  2. Free from blemish, cracks, fissure, shrinkage

S.no. Tradable parameters Range-1 Range-2 Range-3
A Essential
i Size(diameter of the equatorial section)) 20-30 mm 15-19mm Not less than 12 mm
ii Defects % by count (Max):-Skin defects (scratches scars, scrapes and blemishes) 10% 15% 20%
iii Range Acceptance 95% 90% 85%
B Optional (Industrial/Processors)
i Color (%) (Characteristic true to the variety) Scale (1 to 100*) /Visual (*100% is true to variety colour) More than 70 Between 40-70 Less than 40

Sampling

  • 5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling

  • 100gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.

  • 100gm shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample

Optional parameters are voluntary and may be analyzed as per buyer-seller agreement.

Total Shelf Life - 12 Months

Initial Validity of e NWR - 6 Months

Extension of e NWR Validity - 3 Months

Number of Extensions - 2*3 Months

Weight Tolerance - Loss or gain equivalent to 70% of the decrease or increase in the moisture content during storage