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Mustard oil cake – expressed

Commodity Code - 919
Commodity Name - Mustard oil cake – expressed
Commodity scientific Name -

 

General Characteristics

 

• Oil cake of good and fair grades shall be the product obtained after the extraction of oil from mustard seed* by power-driven machinery.

• Ghani oil cake shall be the product obtained after the extraction of oil from mustard seed* by animal driven Ghani or kolhu.

• The material shall be free from harmful constituents including argemone and castor cake or husk.

• It shall be free from rancidity, adulterants, insects or fungus infestation and from fermented musty or other objectionable odour.

• It shall be free from dirt and extraneous matter.

 

Grade designation Moisture percentage by weight(Maximum) Crude protein (Nitrogen x 6.25) percent by weight (Min.) Crude fat or ether extract % by weight (Min.) Crude fibre % by weight (Max.) Total ash % by weight (Max.) Acid insoluble ash % by weight (Max.) Castor husk
Good 10.0 35.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 1.5 Nil
Fair 10.0 37.0 5.0 10.0 9.0 2.0 Nil
Ghani cake 12.0 33.0 12.0 7.0 8.0 2.5 Nil

 

Note :- *The term mustard seed includes Rai (Brassica Juncea coss), Sarson (Brassica campestris Va. Sarson), toria (Brassica compestris Var. Toria) and taramira (Eruca Sativa), The values specified in columns 3 to 7 are calculated on moisture free basis. Adopted from the Indian Standards Specifications for mustard and range rape oilcake as livestock feed (IS : 1932:1961).

 

Shelf Life 12 Months
Initial Validity of e NWR 06 Months
Extension of e NWR Validity 03 Months
Number of Extensions 02 (2X3 months)
Weight Tolerance NA

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