Parameter

Requirements

Comments/ Variations

Physical Characteristics

The Lentils shall be hard and well filled

Purity

99% min. by weight

Whole Lentils, defective Lentils and seed coats

Moisture

14% max.

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Defective Seeds

2% max. by weight

Lentils not of the specified variety. Lentil kernels that are broken, heat damaged, hail damaged, insect damaged, frosted, shrivelled, split, chipped, sprouted, affected by mould (field or storage). Includes pods that contain Lentils, whether broken or unbroken and loose seed coat.

Varietal Restriction

1% max. by weight

Lentils not of the specified variety.

Poor colour

1% max. by weight

Discoloured Lentils have excessive discolouration of the seed coat as per the Pulse Australia Lentil Photographic Charts. Includes disease, frost and water staining.

Screen size

2 mm slotted hole

Lentil seed material defective if passes through this screen.

Foreign Material

1% max. by weight

Unmilliable material and all vegetable matter other than Lentil seed material.

Unmillable Material

0.1% max. by weight

Soil, stones, metals and non-vegetable matter.

Field insects

One (1) max.

Dead per 200 g sample