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 edible grains and damaged
grains shall not exceed 7 per cent by weight.
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