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Author :technical-committee: Food products :fullname: Author Name :mn-document-class: standoc :doctype: document :language: en :created-date: 2021-07-31 :copyright-holder: Ribose Inc. :copyright-year: 2021

Specifications

General, organoleptic and health characteristics

Kernels of rice, whether parboiled, husked or milled, and whether whole or broken, shall be sound, clean and free from foreign odours or odour which indicates deterioration.

The levels of additives and pesticide residues and other contaminants shall not exceed the maximum limits permitted in the country of destination.

The presence of living insects which are visible to the naked eye is not permitted. This should be determined before separating the bulk sample into test samples.

Physical and chemical characteristics

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The mass fraction of moisture, determined in accordance with ISO712, using an oven complying with the requirements of IEC61010-2, shall not be greater than 15 %.1

The mass fraction of extraneous matter and defective kernels in husked and milled rice, whether or not parboiled, shall not be greater than the values specified in table1.

Note
Lower mass fractions of moisture are sometimes needed for certain destinations depending on the climate, duration of transport and storage. For further details, see ISO6322-1, ISO6322-2 and ISO6322-3.

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The defect tolerance for the categories considered shall not exceed the limits given in table1.

Note
This table is based on Table 1.
Note
Some commercial contracts require information in addition to that provided in this table.
Note
Only full red husked (cargo) rice is considered in this table.

.Maximum permissible mass fraction of defects

Defect 4+^ Maximum permissible mass fraction of defects in husked ricew_max%
in husked rice in milled rice (non-glutinous)
in husked parboiled rice in milled parboiled rice
Extraneous matter: organic 1,0
0,5 1,0
0,5 Extraneous matter: inorganic
0,5 0,5
0,5 0,5
Paddy 2,5
0,3 2,5
0,3 Husked rice, non-parboiled
Not applicable 1,0
1,0 1,0
Milled rice, non-parboiled 1,0
Not applicable 1,0
1,0 Husked rice, parboiled
1,0 1,0
Not applicable 1,0
Milled rice, parboiled 1,0
1,0 1,0
Not applicable Chips
0,1 0,1
0,1 0,1
HDK 2,0 footnote:defectsmass[The maximum permissible mass fraction of defects shall be determined with respect to the mass fraction obtained after milling.]
2,0 2,0 2
2,0 Damaged kernels
4,0 3,0
4,0 3,0
Immature and/or malformed kernels 8,0
2,0 8,0
2,0 Chalky kernels
5,0 3 5,0
Not applicable Not applicable
Red kernels and red-streaked kernels 12,0
12,0 12,0 4
12,0 Partly gelatinized kernels
Not applicable Not applicable
11,0 5 11,0
Pecks Not applicable
Not applicable 4,0
2,0 Waxy rice
1,0 6 1,0
1,0 7 1,0
Live insects shall not be present. Dead insects shall be included in extraneous matter.

Bibliography

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