OATS
The oat, sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.
Colour: graish –yellow of different shades
Smell: natural to dried oats without mould, frowsy or other foreign smell
Taste: natural to dried oats with specific subtle bitter flavour without mould, frowsy or other foreign smell
Moisture – 13.5% max
Sound kernel: 99.0% max
Including split kernels – 0.5% max
Paddy kernels – 0.4% max
Foreign matter – 0.3% max
Hulling bran – 0.3% max
Content of blast – not allowed
Metal foreign matter per 1 kg: 3 mg max
Appearance White Gramular
Odor Characteristic
Loss on Drying ≤5%
Purity 99%min
Ash ≤2%
Neatness 98%min
Moisture 13%max
Heavy Metal ≤10PPM
Total Plate Count ≤1000cfu/g
Yeast & Mold ≤100cfu/g
Sieve Analysis ≥100mesh
Extract Solvent Alcohol
Assay TLC
Shelf life 2 years when properly stored
Package
Cardboard barrels and two plastic-bags inside, 25Kg each net