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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TESTING |
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Cereals and Pulses Whole and Ground (Rice, Wheat, Moongdal. Toor Dal, Masoor Dal, Masoor Whole, Chick Peas, Pegion Peas) 
• Total Ash
• Test Weight
• Ergot
• Shrivelled/Shrunken, Broken ( 2mm sieve)
• Insect / Weevilled Damaged
• Damaged and Discoloured
• Foreign Matter / Admixture
• Other Food/ Edible grains
• Refractions as other than foreign matter
• Aflatoxin
• Broken (Rice)
• Chalky
• Red-Streaked Kernels
• Pecks
• Immature Kernels
• Glutanious Rice
• Yellow kernels
• Paddy
• Moisture / Water
• Protein on as is basis / Protein dry basis / Total Protein
• Gluten Dry Wet basis
• Gluten, Wet basis
• Gluten, Dry basis
• Ash / Total Ash /Total Ash (Dry basis)
• Alcoholic Acidity/ Acidity/Alcoholic acidity (as H2SO4) in 90% Alcohol / Granularity
• Acid Insoluble ash / Acid Insoluble ash (dry basis) / Ash Insoluble in dil. HCl
• Detection of Kesari Dal
• Presence of Talc
• Starch contents
• Crude Fibre
• Condition / Form / colour / Foreign matter / Insect in the stadium form & pieces / fineness /
Freedom from rodent hair & excreta
• Sedimentation Value
Sugar and by Products
(Refined sugar, Raw sugar, Mollasses)
Chemical testing in the products
• Description
• Density in degrees Brix at 27.5°C
• Moisture
• Polarization Value
• Icumsa colour
• Total Ash
• Grain Size
• Ash, Sulphated ash
• Total reducing matter, as invert sugar
Animal Feeds
Fish Meal, Meat Meal as live stock ingredient and all other type of animal products
• Description
• Moisture
• Crude Protein
• Crude Fat
• Acid insoluble ash
• Chlorine (as NaCl)
• Total solid
Soyabean Meal, Maize Gluten Meal Rapeseed Meal Sunflower Meal and all oil cakes
• Moisture
• Crude Protein
• Crude Fibre
• Urease activity
• Fat Content / Crude Fat
• Acid insoluble ash
• Ash
• Aflatoxin
• Ally iso thiocyanate
• Protein Dispersibility Index
• Nitrogen Solubility Index
Nuts & Nut Products (Cashew nut)
• Moisture
• Aflatoxin
Oil Seeds & By products ( Sesame seed, Niger seed, Mustard seed, Cottonseed,Rapeseed)
• Damaged & Weevilled seeds / Kernels
• Slightly damaged seeds / Kernels
• Shrivelled & immature and dark seeds / Kernels
• Split or cracked seeds / Split & broken kernels
• Count per ounce
• Description
• Number of Kernels Per 25 gm of material
• Impurities
• Moisture content
• Oil content
• Acid value of extracted oil
• Hull content
• Allyl Isothyocyanate
• Nooks
• Aflatoxin
Whole spices and condiments
(Chilly, Turmeric, Pepper, Cumin, Aniseed)
• Description
• Freedom from mould and insects
• Extraneous matter / Inorganic foreign matter / Organic foreign matter / Foreign matter
• Size of Rhiozome / Defective Rhiozome
• Very light pieces
• Light berries / light Seeds
• Pinheads
• Damaged Discoloured & Weevilled seeds & Foreign seeds / Black bored & insect seeds
• Shrivelled & Immature seeds
• Edible Seeds
• Empty and malformed capsules
• Blacks & Splits
• Unclipped capsule (Cardamom)
• Pieces & Percentage of bulbs
• Loose Seeds
• Broken chillies
• Damaged & Discoloured pods (Chilly)
• Pods without Stalks (Chilly)
• Size in diameter / Size
• Colour (Cardmom)
• Colour chilly
• Weight in G / L
• Flexibility surface & Presence of chromate
• Lime as CaO
• Moisture
• Colour
• Total Ash
• Acid Insoluble ash
• Non -Volatile ether extract
• Crude Fibre
• Volatile oil content
• Curcumin Content
• Piperine content
• Hot water extract
• Aflatoxins
• Sudan I, II, III, IV
Spices and Condiments Ground / Powders (Chilly, Turmeric, Pepper, Cumin, Aniseed) • Description : Freedom from Moulds & Insects
• General characteristics
• Fineness
• Moisture
• Total ash
• Acid insoluble ash / Ash insoluble in dil. HCl
• Water soluble ash
• Cold water soluble extract
• Alcohol soluble extract
• Calcium as CaO
• Volatile Oil
• Crude Fibre
• Non -Volatile ether extract
• Piperine content
• Curcumin content
• Starch
• Test for lead chromate
• Colour (Chilly)
• Aflatoxins
• Sudan I, II, III, IV
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