RICE SPECIFICATION AS PER THAI RICE STANDARD

WHITE  RICE  5%  BROKEN

shall have Grain classification, Grain composition and Milling degree as follows:

Grainclassification, comprising of:

-Long  grain Class 1 not less than  20.0%, the rest shall be Long grain Class 2

andor Class 3.

-Of  all these there may be Short grain not exceeding 10.0%

Graincomposition, comprising of :

-Whole  kernels not less than 60.0%

-Brokens  having the length as from  3.5 parts onward but not reaching  7.5

partsnot exceeding  7.0%. Of this there may be brokens having the length not

reaching 3.5 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 not exceeding  0.5%, and

Small white brokens  C1 not exceeding   0.1%

-The  rest shall be Head rice having the length as from  7.5 parts onward.

Riceand matter that may be present:

-Red  kernels and or Undermilled kernels not exceeding  2.0%

-Yellow kernels not exceeding  0.5%

-Chalky kernels not exceeding  6.0%

-Damaged kernels not exceeding  0.25%

-White glutinous rice not exceeding  1.5%

-Paddy not exceeding  10 grains per  1 kg. of rice

-Undeveloped kernels, Immature kernels, Other seeds and Foreign matter

eithersingly or combined not exceeding  0.3%

Millingdegree: Well  Milled