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IS 5292 (1969): Grading for safflower seeds for oil milling

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IS : 5292 - 1969

Indian Standard
GRADING
SAFFLOWER

FOR

SEEDS FOR OJL MILLING

Oils and Oilseeds Sectional Committee,

CAFDC 5

Repfesenting

Chairman

Swastik Oils Mills Ltd, Bombay

DR J. S. BADAMI
Mcmbns

V. A. PARIKH ( .4ltemak to
Dr J. S. Badami )
Regional Research Laboratory ( CSIR ), Hyderabad
DR K. T. ACHAYA
DR G. LAKSHMINARAYANA ( Alternate )
Directorate of Marketing & Inspection ( Ministry of
SHRI
V.-P. ANANTANARAYANAN
Food, Agriculture, Community Development &
Co-operation ), Nagpur
SRRI V. CHANDRAMOULY ( Alternate )
National Test House, Calcutta
SRRI S. K. BOSE
SHRI K. M. CHATTERJEE ( Alternate )
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi;
DR K. C. GULATI
and Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New
Delhi
East India Oil Millers Association, Calcutta
SHRI H. P. GU~TA
SHRI R. R. MUSSADI ( Alternate)
Hindustan Lever Ltd, Bombay
DR G. S. HATTIAN~DI
Directorate of Sugar & Vanaspati (Ministry of Food,
SJXRIK. P. JAIN
Agriculture, Community Development & Cooperation ), New Delhi
SHRI F. G. T. MENEZES ( Alternate )
Italab Private Ltd, Bombay
DR S. M. KAJI
SRRIJ. C. DEY ( Alternate) (~Calcutta )
SHRI S. S. HONAVAR (Alternate) ( Madras )
Regional Research Laboratory ( CSIR ), Bhubaneswar
DR S. N. MAHAPATRA
Da C. SRINIVASULU ( Alternate )
Regional Office, Oilseeds Development ( Ministry of
SRRI N. S. MAINI
Food, Agriculture, Community Development &
Co-operation ), Hyderabad
SHRI
HARISH SETHI ( Alternate )
Central Committee for Food Standards ( Ministry of
DR B. D. NARAN~
Health & Family Planning ), New Delhi
SHRI D. S. CHADHA (Alternate)
Godrej Soaps Private Ltd, Bombay
SRRIV.
M. PA1
SHRI B. V. KANTAK ( Alternate )
Smu

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1s : 5292-- 1969
( Continuedfrom pugs 1

Members

Represmting

SHRI S. S. RAMASWAMY

The Vanaspati Manufacturers Association of India,

Bombay
SHRI T. S. RAMASWAMY
The Tata Oil Mills Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI V. PARAMESWARAN ( Alternate )
Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi
SHRI P. RAMDAS
DR H. G. R. REDDY
Directorate General of Technical Development, New
Delhi
REPRESENTATIVE
Oil Technological Research Institute, Anantapur
SHRI RAM SHARMA
Solvent Extractors Association of India, Bombay
SHIU P. V. SHRIEANTA
RAO
Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Bombay
SHRI P. V. GUJARATHI I Alternate )
Ministry of Defence ( DGI )
SHRI L.R.SCD
SHRI A. P. CHAKRAVERTY ( Alternate )
Director General, IS1 ( Ex-o@cio Member )
SHRI D. DAB GUPTA,
Director ( Chem )
Secretary
SHRI S. SUBRAHMANYAN
Deputy Director ( Chem ), IS1

Oilseeds Subcommittee,

CAFDC 5 : 5

Conocnn
SHRI N. S. MAINI

Regional Office? Oilseeds Development ( Ministry of

Food, Agriculture, Community Development &
Co-operation ) , Hyderabad

Members
SHRI HARISH SETHI ( dltcrnafz to
Shri N. S. Maini )
Regional Research Laboratory ( CSIR ) . Hyderabad
DR K. T. ACHAYA
Da G. LARSRMINARAYANA ( Alternate )
Directorate of Marketing & Inspection ( Ministry of
SERI V. P. ANANTANARAYANAN
Food, Agriculture, Community Development &
Co-operation ), Nagpur
SHRI V. CKANDBAMOULY ( Alternate )
Hindustan Lever Ltd, Bombay
DR G. S. HATTIAN~DI
Central Food Technological
Research
Institute,
SHBI S. K. MAJUMDAR
Mysore
Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta
SHRI S. N. MITRA
The Grain, Rice and Oilseeds Merchants Association,
SHRI PREMJI BHANJI
Bombay
SHRI V~SANJI LAKHAMSI ( Alternate)
Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi
SHRI P. RAMDAS
SHRI LAXMINARAYAN CHATUR- The Spices & Oilseeds Exchange Ltd, Sangli
RHUJ SARDA
SIIRI BABUI.AL SWARUPCHAND( Alternate )
SERI MADDI SUDEBSANAM
The Central Organization
for Oil Industry and
Trade, Bombay
SBRI KRISHAN NARAIN ( Alternate )
( Continued on page 6 )

IS : 5292 - 1969

Indian Standard
GRADING FOR
SAFFLOWER SEEDS FOR OIL MILLING

0.

FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian

Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution

on 18 September
1969, after the draft finalized by the Oils and Oiiseeds
Sectional
Committee
shad been approved
by the Chemical
Division
Council and the Agricultural
and Food Products Division Council.

0.2 Safflower is grown almost all over the country.

The main areas of
production are Maharashtra
and Andhra Pradesh.
Safflower is also indigenously known as KARDI and BARREY.
The oil derived from safflower
is mostly used for edible purposes.
0.3

The oil obtained

from the safflower seeds is covered in IS : 3491-1965*.

0.4 This standard contains clause

the purchaser and the supplier.

5.1 which

calls for agreement~between

0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement

of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis,
shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS : 2-19607.
The number of significant places retained in the rounded
off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard prescribes the methods of grading and the requirements
for safflower seeds for oil milling, along with the relevant methods of sampling and test.
2. TERMINOLOGY
2.1 For the purpose of this
IS : 3579-1966:
shall apply.
*Specification
for safflower oil.
tRules for rounding
off numerical
$Methods
of test for oilseeds.

standard,

values

the

( r&cd

definitions

).

given

under

2 of

IS : 5292 - 1969
3. GRADES
3.1 The material

shall be of two grades,

namely

Grade

1 and Grade

2.

4. REQUIREMENTS
4.1 The material
fam. Compositae.

shall be obtained

from the plant, Carthamus tinctorius Linn.,

4.2 The material shall be clear and

oilseeds other than safflower seeds.

free

4.3 The seeds shall not emit foul odour,

conditions.
4.4 The material
shall be free from
castor NEEM and argemone.
4.5

from

foreign

matter,

nor found deformed

non-edible

seeds

such

The materia1 shall also comply with the requirements

TABLE

REQUIREMENTS
FOR SAFFLOWER
OIL MILLING

SEEDS

r--.'*____7

Grade 1

ii)
iii)

iv)
)
vi)
vii)
viii)

a MAHUA,

Grade 2

METHOD OR
TEST ( RICF TO
Cr. No. IN
IS:357gm1g66* )

(3)

(4)

Damaged and weevilled seeds, percent by

MTeight, Max
Slightly damaged seeds, percent by weight,
Max
Shrivelled and immature seeds, percent by
weight, Max
Impurities, percent by weight, Max
Total of(i) to (iv) above, Max
content,
percent
by weight,
Moisture
MllX
Oil content
( on moisture free basis ),
percent by weight, Min
Acid value of extracted oil, Max

31

61

6:

:
6

3J
10
6

35

30

5.2

5.3

*Methods

of test for oilseeds.

1.

FOR

(2)

(1)
i)

due to moist

given in TabIe

REQUIWMRNT

SL
No.

dirt and

(5)

IS : 5292 - 1969
5. PACKING
5.1 The material shall be supplied packed in clean, dry,
new or unmended
hessian bags in merchantable
condition,
between the purchaser and the supplier.

sound, single,
as agreed to

6. MARKING

6.1 The
material

bags shall be marked with the name, grade and weight

in the bag; the year of the crop and the source of supply.

of the

7. SAMPLING
7.1 Representative
in IS: 4115-1967.

samples

of the material

shall be drawn

as prescribed

8. TESTS

6.1 Tests shall be carried

8.2 Quality
and distilled

of Reagents
water

out as prescribed

-Unless

in IS : X579-19667.

specified otherwise,
pure chemicals
shall be used in the tests.

(see IS : 1070-1960:)

NOTE- Pure chemicals shall mean chemicals that do not contain impurities
which affect the results of analysis.

*Methods for sampling of oilseeds.

iMethods
of test for oilseeds.
jspecification
for water, distilled quality

(rcoised).

IS : 5292 - 1969
( Continued from page 2 )

Panel for Specifications for Oilseeds, CAFDC 5 : 5 : 1

SHRI

V. P. ANANTANARAYANAN

Directorate of Marketing and Inspection ( Ministry

of Food, Agriculture, Community Development
& Co-operation ) , Nagpur

Members
SHRI V. CHANDRAMOULY( Alttrnnte to
Shri V. I. Anantanarayanan )
Regional
DR K. T. ACHAYA
DR G. LARSHYINARAPANA ( Alternate )

Research

Laboratory

( CSIR ), Hyderabad