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Receival standards
The national receival standards for lentils are set by the pulse industry for Pulse Australia. Number 1 grade reflects market requirements for a quality food product. Varieties are segregated with only 1% off-type varieties allowed. Delivery requires minimal discolouration or staining of seed coat (1% maximum) and lentil kernel (maximum 1% poor colour), as well as minimal insect damage or breakage (defectives 3% maximum) and minimal foreign material or impurities (3% maximum). Sizing through round and slotted screens may also occur. Failure to achieve lentils that meet these receival standards may mean price discounts, re-cleaning or even market rejection if severe. A number 2 grade standard has recently been set to assist delivery and marketing of product that just misses number 1 grade quality.
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Maximum moisture content (%) |
Minimum purity (%) |
Maximum defective plus poor colour (%) |
Screen size for defective (mm) |
Poor colour maximum (%) |
Foreign material maximum in total (%) |
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Red lentil receival standard |
14 |
97 |
4 |
2.00 or 2.2 slotted |
1 seed coat 1 kernel |
3 |
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Green lentil receival standard |
14 |
97 |
4 |
2.00 slotted |
1 seed coat 1 kernel |
3 |
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Unmillable material maximum |
Snail maximum |
Insect maximum |
Nominated weed seed maximums (maximums for each type) |
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Red lentil receival standard |
0.5 (0.3% soil) |
1 per 200 g |
15 per 200 g |
See footnote for pulse standards |
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Green lentil receival standard |
0.5 (0.3% soil) |
2 per 400 g |
30 per 400 g |
See footnote for pulse standards |
See pulse receival and export standards at www.pulseaus.com.au/standards