|
Grade
Designation |
@
Size (Diameter of holes
in mm of the seive on which retained) |
*
Extraneous matter not exceeding (%) |
** Light
berries not exceeding (%) |
Moisture
content not exceeding (%) |
| TGSEB
(Tellicherry Garbled Special Extra Bold) |
4.75 mm |
0.5 % |
2.0 % |
11.50 % |
| TGEB (Tellicherry Garbled Extra
Bold) |
4.25 mm |
0.5 % |
2.0 % |
11.50 % |
| T G
(Tellicherry Garbled) |
4.25 mm
(50%min) 4.00 mm
(50%max) |
0.5 % |
2.0 % |
11.50 % |
| General Characteristics : Shall
be the dried mature berries of Piper Nigrum grown in South India, garbled,
dark brown to dark black in colour, nearly globular, with a wrinkled surface,
the deepest wrinkles forming a network on the dried berry. It shall be free
from mould or insect or any other adulterant. |
| @ Tolerance allowed for the next
lower size 5 percent in T G (Tellicherry Garbled); the tolerance for both the
sizes taken togather will not exceed 5 percent
* These comprise dust, chaff,
pickings and other foreign matter. Pin-heads will be regarded as an extraneous
matter.
**
Light
berry-content to be tested by flotation method in alcohol or methylated spirit
of specific gravity 0.80 to 0.82 at room temperature (around 26 deg. C)
|
