Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Pulses intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Annexure A

Table 3 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for chickpeas
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Annexure A

 

Table 3 : Maximum percentage (%) permissible deviations for chickpeas

 

NATURE OF DEFECTS

STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF CHICKPEAS

CANNING GRADES

WHOLE CHICKPEAS

SPLIT CHICKPEAS

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

1

Grade

2

Grade

1

Grade

2
1.Foreign matter

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.5
2.Stones and sand

0.1

0.4

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.4
3.Defective chickpeas

 

 

 

 

 

 
3.1Insect damaged

0.8

1.5

1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0
3.2Heat damage

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2
3.3Damaged chickpeas

0.5

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0
3.4Shrivelled/green

2.0

4.0

4.0

8.0

4.0

8.0
3.5Cracked seed coat

3.0

5.0

5.0

7.0

5.0

7.0
3.6Splits

1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

-

-
3.7Other classes

0.5

1.0

0.5

1.0

1.0

2.0
4.Deviations in paragraph (1), (2), (3): provided that such deviations are individually within the specified limits

2.0

3.5

2.0

4.0

2.0

4.0

 

Explanatory note:

-        means not applicable

*        means no limit