Arecnut - WDRA
Arecnut
Commodity Code - 140
Commodity Name - Arecnut (Betelnut/Supari)/ Areca nut (Betel Nut)
Commodity Scientific Name - Areca catechu
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
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Prepared from tender nuts
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Of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour
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Free from insect infestation and visible mould; and
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Reasonably dry and be the tapering and posterior of the cut nut.
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Prepared from tender nuts
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Of uniform colour i.e. bring shining to dull and red colour
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Free from insect infestation and visible mould; and
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Reasonably dry and be the stalk end (anterior) of the cut-nut with a depression at the top.
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Prepared from tender nuts;
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Of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour
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Free from insect infestation and visible mould, and
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Reasonably dry and shall include both anterior and posterior portions of the cut-nut (m)Prepared from mature nuts
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Of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour
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Free from insect infestation and visible mould, and
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Reasonably dry and shall include both anterior and posterior portions of cut-nut
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Of no uniform shape of size, shrunken in appearance
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Of light of drak red in colour
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Thin in structure brittle and lightest of all other nuts
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Reasonably dry; and
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Free from insect infestation
Areca nut shall be
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Whole fully husked, of light color, reasonably matured, reasonably uniform size & shape, color characteristics to the variety
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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
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5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling
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100gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
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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