FOOD PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGY

                                                   Specification of Cotton Seed Oil as per FSSAI  As Per FSSAI (Food Additives Regulation 2011) Cotton seed oil should follow below standard which describe below; Definition of Cotton Seed oil: the oil extracted from clean, sound and decorticated cotton seeds (genus Gossypium) is called cotton seed oil. It shall conform to the following standards: — It shall be refined It shall be clear, free from rancidity, suspended or other foreign matter, separated water, added colouring or flavouring substances or mineral oil Butyro-refractometer reading at 40 ° C   55.6 to 60.2 Refractive Index at 40 ° C 1.4630-1.4660 Saponification value 190 to 198 Iodine value 98 to 112 Unsaponifiable matter Maximum 1.5 %  Acid value Maximum 0.50 There shall be no turbidity afte

Specification of Coconut oil as per FSSAI Regulation              Coconut oil (naryal ka tel) means the oil expressed from copra obtained from the kernel of Cocos mucifera nuts. 1.  It shall be clear and free from rancidity, suspended or other foreign matter, separated water, added colouring or flavouring substances, or mineral oil.  2. It shall conform to the following standards:—                   a)  Butyro-refractometer reading at 40oC. 34.0 to 35.5                  b) Refractive Index at 40oC 1.4481-1.4491                  c) Saponification value Not less than 250                   d) Iodine value 7.5 to 10                  e)  Polenske Value Not less than 13                      f) Un-saponifiable matter Not more than 1.0 per cent.                   g) Acid value Not more than 6.0.                   h) Test for argemone oil shall be negative.                      However, it may contain food additives permitted in these regulations and appendices Further, if the oil is obtained

 Any material which is imported is tested in Defined and notified Laboratories, Which are  1.Central Food Laboratory, Kolkata :                        1. All Seaports/Airports/inland Container Depots in the Union Territories/ States of - (i) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ii) Andhra Pradesh (iii) Arunachal Pradesh (iv) Assam (v) Bihar (vi) Manipur (vii) Meghalaya (viii) Mizoram (ix) Nagaland (x) Orissa (xi) Sikkim (xii) Tripura (xiii) West Bengal and (xiv) Jharkhand                           2. International borders in the States of - (i) Arunachal Pradesh (ii) Assam (iii) Bihar (iv) Manipur (v) Meghalaya (vi) Mizoram (vii) Nagaland (viii) Sikkim (ix) Tripura (x) West Bengal  2. Central Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad:                      1 . All Airports / inland Container Depots in the Union Territories/ States of - (i) Chandigarh (ii) Delhi (iii) Haryana (iv) Himachal Pradesh (v) Jammu and Kashmir (vi) Madhya Pradesh (vii) Punjab (viii) Rajasthan (ix) Uttar Pradesh (x) Chhattisgarh

 DAL CHANA:            Dal Chana shall consist of split grains of gram (Cicer arietinum Linn). as per FSSAI FSS (FOOD PRODUCTS STANDARDS AND FOOD ADDITIVES) REGULATIONS, 2011, 2.4.6 sub heading 13 Dal Chana it should be follow below specification.          It shall be sound, clean, sweet, dry, wholesome and free from admixture of unwholesome substances. It shall also conform to the following standards, namely:—   (i) Moisture- Maximum 16 % by weight (at 130°C-132°  for two hours). (ii) Foreign matter - Maximum 1 % by weight of which not (Extraneous matter) more than 0.25 per cent. by weight shall be mineral matter and not more than 0.10 per cent. by weight shall be impurities of animal origin. (iii) Other edible grains- Maximum 2 % by weight. (iv) Damaged grains- Maximum 5 % by weight. (v) Weevilled grains- Maximum 3 % by count. (vi) Uric acid- Maximum100 mg. per kg. (vii) Aflatoxin Not more than 30 micrograms per kilogram. Provided that the total of foreign matter, other

Specification of pasta product as per FSSAI                              (Macaroni, spaghetti, vermicelli) means the products obtained from suji or maida with or without addition of ingredients like edible groundnut flour, tapioca flour, soya flour, milk powder, spices, vitamins, minerals, by kneading the dough and extending it.  Pasta (All Verity) shall be free from added colour, dirt, insects larvae and impurities or any other extraneous matter.  It shall also conform to the following standards: Moisture                                                        - 12.5% Maximum Total ash (on dry basis)                                 - 1.0 % Maximum  Ash insoluble in dilute HCl (on dry basis)  - 0.1% Maximum Nitrogen (on dry basis )                               - 1.7 % Minimum  other than that also need to follow pesticide and micro specification  as per FSSAI Annexure 

  FSSAI Recognized Primary Food Testing Laboratory In Madhya Pradesh (MP)  FSSAI has released data on Primary Food Testing Laboratory with their validity date. here I am showing you Primary Food Testing Laboratory in Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) 1. Choksi Laboratories Limited, Indore 6/3, Manorama Ganj,Indore—452001, Madhya Pradesh 2. Cali – Labs Private Limited, Bhopal HX—21,E—7,Arera Colony, Bhopal– 462016, Madhya Pradesh 3. Excellent Bio Research Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 1042, Napier Town, 4th Bridge, Jabalpur - 482001 Madhya Pradesh 4. Krishna Digital Material Testing Laboratory, Bhopal 2, Bhawani Nagar, J.K. Road, Bhopal, M.P 5. QTTL Lab Private Limited, Indore 301-302 Labbaiq Regency, 4/2 Old Palasia, Indore-452 009, Madhya Pradesh 6. SGS India Private Limited, Indore 1‐B Press Complex, A. B. Road, Indore-452008, Madhya Pradesh 7. # & Shreeji Analytical & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, Indore A-1, Balaji Tulisyan Industrial Estate, Gram Kumedi, Indore453551, Madhya Pradesh 8. Stat