Chana dahl

Description The Chana Dhal Split Chickpeas (Cicer Arietinum) shall be milled from hard well-filled chickpeas
that are characteristic of the colour and variety
Physical Standards
Defects – Maximum by weight %
Whole with missing seed coat 2 %
Mould 1 %
Poor Colour 2 %
Fungal Affected e.g. Ascochyta 1 %
Broken and Kibbled 4 %
Caps 1 %
Detached Seed Coat 0.1 %
Moisture Maximum 14 %
Foreign Matter Maximum by weight %
Foreign Material – includes Unmillable Material 1 %
Unmillable Material – Soil, Stones, Sclerotes, Non-Vegetable Matter 0.1 %
Snails Nil tolerance
Field Insects –Includes Grasshoppers and/or Locusts Nil tolerance
Objectionable Material – Includes Objectional Odour, animal excreta,
wood, glass, metal** and infestation
Nil tolerance
Ryegrass Ergot Nil tolerance
** Magnets screen for metals, however not for non-ferrous and stainless steel as these metals
do not exist in the supply chain (farming equipment/production plant)
For full control, own risk assessment is advised