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Potato

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Potato shall be clean and firm and shall have shape and color similar to varietal characteristics. Potato
shall be free from bruises, green spots/greening caused by exposure to the sun, minor and major holes,
cut/natural cracks, black scurf (black chitti/spots), discoloration and sprouting. Potato shall not be
misshaped/double, soft and shriveled.

Potato for cold storage shall be fully matured. Skin for that potato shall be firm and intact and should
not peel off under mere rubbing. (In case of fresh potato this condition is not applicable)Potato shall be
free from any damage caused by handling, packing and mechanical means. Potato shall be sound and
free from visible holes, brown or black spots, decay, insect infestation, rotten spots, fungal infection
and disorders like hollow heart, black heart and diseases like canker and late blight.

Grades
There shall be three/four Grades for Potato fresh and Potato Stored i.e. Super, Grade-A and Grade-B.
Grade-C shall have any size with defects but saleable. The size requirement for these grades shall be as
follows:

Size
Variant-Size Super Grade-A Grade-B
Store >65 mm 46-65 mm 35-45 mm
Fresh >65 mm 46-65 mm 35-45 mm

Super grade will have the same quality parameters as for Grade A except size.

Please include grade having any size with tolerable and sellable defects
Quality Parameters
Defects Super Grade-A Grade-B
Minor Hole Not allowed Not allowed Allowed up to 3 holes
Major Hole Not Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
Misshape/Double Allowed Allowed Allowed
(Slight (Slight misshape/double (Slight misshape/
misshape/double ) ) double )
Natural Cracks Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Black Scurf (chiti) on Allowed up to 10% Allowed up to 10% Allowed up to 10%
surface surface area surface area surface area
Packing Damage Allowed up to 10% Allowed up to 10% Allowed
surface area surface area
Bruises Not Allowed Not Allowed Allowed up to 5%
surface area
Ruptured Skin Not allowed Not allowed Allowed up to 5%
surface area
(for stored potato)
Nodes On Surface Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Browning (for fresh Slight browning Slight browning allowed Slight browning allowed
potato only) allowed
Sprouting Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Minor Cut Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Major Cut Not allowed Not allowed Not Allowed
Chipped Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Green Spot Not allowed Not allowed Not Allowed
Multiple Cuts/Cracks Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Shriveled Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Soft Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Mechanical Injury Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Handling Damage Not Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed
Rotting/Fungal Infected Not allowed Not allowed Not Allowed
Blight Disease Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Black Heart Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Defects

MINOR HOLES MAJOR HOLES MISSHAPED

NATURAL CRACKS MINOR CUTS DOUBLES

NODES RUPTURED SKIN FUNGAL SKIN

SPROUTS ROTTEN BLACK HEART


Defect & Size Tolerance (By Weight)
Defects Tolerance Super Grade-A Grade-B
Minor Defects 10% 10% 20%
Major Defects 2% 2% 10%
Serious Defects 1% 1% 2%
Size Tolerance 5% 10% 20%

Tradable Specification
S. No. Quality Specification Matured and thick skin , free of common scab and
blight confirming following standard
1. Size

• Acceptable size (Measured • 40 mm-80 mm


from at least one side by
way of passing through
sieve
• Reject • If below 40 mm and above 80 mm exceeds 5%

2. Cut potato Alignment required

(Cuts measuring:> 10 mm long > 20


mm deep, > 20 mm wide

• Acceptable • Up to 3% maximum
• Rejected • Above 3%

3. Green Potato

• Basis • 2%
• Acceptable • Between 2-3%
• Rejected • Above 3%

4. Black Scurf (Chitri/Makhi) on the Alignment required


surface area

• Acceptable
• Rejected • Up to 4% maximum
• Above 4%

5. Rotten and dry potato

• Acceptable • Up to 2%
• Rejected • Above 2%

6. Damaged skin/bruised potato •



• Acceptable • Up to 1%
• Rejected • Above 1%

7. Shriveled Potato

• Acceptable • Up to 4%
• Rejected • Above 4%

8. Potato sprout more than 5 mm

From March to June

• Acceptable • Up to 3%
• Rejected • Above 3%

From July onwards

• Acceptable • Up to 6% maximum
• Rejected • Above 6%

9. Physical impurity in the form of soil


and stone

• asis
• Acceptable • 0.25%
• Rejected • Above 0.25%

10. Packaging Packed in jute gunny bags (old/new) containing approx.


50 kg (Excluding weight of the bag)
Onion

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Onion shall be clean, dry, well formed and shall have shape and color true to its varietal characteristics.
Onion shall be well cured, fully matured, reasonably firm with tough clinging outer skin and closed neck.

Onion shall be free from sun burn, dry sun scald, sprouting, discoloration or staining. Onion shall not be
double or splitted. Onion shall not have rooting, bottle neck and seed stem. Onion shall be free from
foreign smell and/or taste. Onion shall be free from cut/crack and any type of damage caused by
mechanically or other means. Onion shall be sound and free from decay, smut, rotting, insect infestation
and diseases like neck rot and bacterial soft rot.

Grades

There shall be five Grades for Onion and Onion white viz. Premium, Super, Grade-A, Grade-B and Grade-
C, however, for Onion Sambhar there shall only be two Grades viz., Grade-A and Grade-B. The size
requirement for these grades shall be as follows:

Size

SUPER GRADE-A GRADE-B


VARIANTS GRADE-C
(Dia. in mm) (Dia. in mm) (Dia. in mm)
Onion/
>65 45-65 35-45 Any size
Onion White
Any size Any size ---
Onion Sambhar ---
In cluster only (loose)

Note: Super grade will have the same quality parameters of Grade - A, except the size.
Quality Parameters

DEFECTS SUPER /GRADE-A GRADE-B GRADE-C


CUT/CRACK Not allowed Not Allowed Allowed
WITHOUT SKIN Not allowed Not Allowed Allowed
RUPTURED SKIN Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
Fresh roots not Fresh roots not
ROOTING Allowed
allowed allowed
STAINING/ Allowed up to 30% Allowed up to 30%
Allowed
DISCOLORATION surface area surface area
BOTTLE NECK/ Allowed up to 5 mm Allowed up to 10 mm
Allowed
THICK NECK dia dia
Allowed up to 10 mm
OPEN NECK Not allowed Allowed
dia
Allowed up to 1 sq. cm.
DRY SUN SCALD Not allowed Allowed
surface area
SUN BURN Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
SEED STEM Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
Allowed bulb having Allowed bulb having
DOUBLE/
two parts but enclosed two parts but enclosed Allowed
MISSHAPE
with single layer with single layer
SPROUTED Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
MECHANICAL INJURY Not allowed Not Allowed Allowed
Allowed black powdery
Allowed up to 10% surface below papery
SMUT Allowed
surface area skin covering up to
20% surface area
SLIMY SOFT ROT Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
BACTERIAL SOFT
Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
ROT/NECK ROT
ROTTING/FUNGAL
Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
INFECTED
Defects

ROTTEN DRY ROOTS FRESH ROOTS

BOTTLE NECK OPEN NECK ROTTEN

SLIMY SOFT SMUT SPROUTING

SUN BURN SEED STEM DISCOLOURATION


Defect & Size Tolerance (By Weight)

DEFECT TOLERANCE SUPER/GRADE-A GRADE-B GRADE-C


MINOR DEFECTS 10% 20% 100%
MAJOR DEFECTS 2% 10% 50%
SERIOUS DEFECTS 1% 2% 5%
SIZE TOLERANCE 10% 20% N.A.

Tradable Specification

S. No. Quality Specification Well dried, cured and fully matured having tough
clinging skin free from sun burn, rotting and cut cracks
upto following standards
1. Size

• Acceptable size (Measured • 40 mm-65 mm


from at least one side by
way of passing through
sieve
• Rejected • If below 40 mm and above 80 mm exceeds 5%

2. Double/ Mis-shape

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 2-3%but with single skin


• Rejected • >3%

3. Skin curing- Preferred if double skin

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 2-3% single skin


• Rejected • > 2-3% single skin

4. Sun burn discolouration- Preferred


without discolouration

• Acceptable • sunburn spots on 30 % surface area


• Rejected • > 30 %
5. Bottle neck- Preferably not more
than 5 mm dia

• Acceptable • Less than -2%


• Rejected • > 2%

6. Smut- Black powdery surface but Alignment


under single skin
• 3% allowed but powder on only 20% surface
• Acceptable area
• Rejected • > 3 % and > 20% surface area

7. Mechanical Damage- Transit


damage with bruising on the skin

• Acceptable • Upto 5 %
• Rejected • >5%

8. Neck Rot

• Acceptable • Less than 3 %


• Rejected • >3%

9. Sprouting

• Acceptable • Less than 3%


• Rejected • >3%

10. • Packaging • 40 kg gunny bags / leno bags


Tomato
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Tomato shall be mature, well formed, firm with smooth/shiny surface and shall have shape and size
similar to varietal characteristics. Tomato shall be free from sunburn, bruised marks, dry circular
crevices and black/yellowish-green spots on surface. Tomato shall not be misshaped, dry, soft,
punctured and over ripe. Tomato shall be picked at mature or turning color or half ripe stage so as to
reach the final destination safely. Tomato shall be free from cuts, growth cracks and any other
mechanical and packing damage. Tomato shall be sound and free from insect infestation, decay and
disease.

Grades
There shall be five Grades for Tomato hybrid and Tomato Local, viz., Premium, Super, Grade-A, Grade-B
and Grade-C, however for Tomato oval and Tomato cherry there shall be only three Grades viz., Grade-
A, Grade-B and Grade-C. The size requirement for these grades shall be as follows:

Size

SUPER GRADE-A GRADE-B GRADE-C


VARIANTS
(Dia in mm) (Dia in mm) (Dia in mm) (Dia in mm)
Tomato Hybrid 65-80 55-65 40-55
Tomato Local 56-70 41-55 30-40
> 41 30-40 Any size
Tomato Oval N.A.
Length > 55 mm Length >41 mm
Tomato Cherry N.A. 20- 30 31-40

NOTE: Super grade will have the same quality parameters as for ‘Grade A’, except size.
Quality Parameters

SUPER/
DEFECTS GRADE-B GRADE-C
GRADE-A
MISSHAPE/ Allowed
Not allowed Allowed
DOUBLE (slight misshape)
Allowed up to 20%
PACKING DAMAGE Not allowed Allowed
surface area
DAMAGE Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Not allowed
SOFT Not allowed Allowed (slight soft)
DULL LOOK Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
WATERY PATCHES ON
Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
SKIN
Allowed only superficial
CUT Not allowed Not allowed
cuts
IMMATURE Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Allowed up to 20% Allowed up to 50%
DISCOLORATION Allowed
surface area surface area
Allowed up to 20 mm
GROWTH CRACK Not allowed Allowed
long
Allowed up to 10 mm
DRY CIRCULAR CREVICES Not allowed Allowed
radius from stem end
Allowed up to 5%
SUN BURN Not allowed Allowed
surface area
Not allowed
SHRIVELED Not allowed Allowed
PUNCTURED SKIN Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
BLACK SPOTS ON Allowed up to 10%
Not allowed Not allowed
SURFACE surface area
OVER RIPE Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
INSECT DAMAGE Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
BRUISED MARKS ON Allowed up to 10% Allowed up to 20%
Not allowed
SURFACE surface area surface area
DISEASED Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
ROTTING/
FUNGAL Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
INFECTED
Defects

CUTS MISSHAPE WATERY PATCHES

DULL PALE LOOK GROWTH CRACK IMMATURE

BLACK SPOTS ROTTEN SHRIVELLED

SUN BURN DAMAGED PUNCTURED SKIN


Defect & Size Tolerance (By Weight)

SUPER/
DEFECT TOLERANCE GRADE-B GRADE-C
GRADE-A
MINOR DEFECT 10% 20% 100%
MAJOR DEFECT 2% 10% 50%
SERIOUS DEFECT 1% 2% 5%
SIZE TOLERANCE 10% 20% N.A.

Tradable Specification

S. No. Quality Specification Mature, firm with shiny surface free from cuts,
cracks and bruising
1. Size

• Acceptable size (Measured • 40 mm-65 mm


from at least one side by
way of passing through
sieve
• Rejected • If below 40 mm and above 65 mm exceeds 5%

2. Mis-shape

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 5 %


• Rejected • >5%

3. Maturity Stage-Preferably at
mature but or half ripe stage

• Acceptable • Over ripe allowed upto 5 %


• Rejected • >5%

4. Cut and cracks-Natural or during


transit

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 3%


• Rejected • >3%
5. Sun burn, discoloration and pale
look

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 5%


• Rejected • >5%

6. Diseased due to fungal infection

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 2 %


• Rejected • >2%

7. Shriveled or punctured skin

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 2 %


• Rejected • >2%

8. Black spots and/or with bruising

• Acceptable • Allowed upto 2 %


• Rejected • >2%

9. • Packaging • 25 kg or less in plastic crates or in wooden


boxes
Carrot

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Carrot shall be fresh, clean, firm, turgid, and topped (without leaves and stalk) and shall have color and
shape characteristics of variety. Carrot shall be smooth and shiny and shall be free from bruises, surface
nodes and secondary roots. Carrot shall not be matured, broken, slanky, misshaped/deformed and shall
be free from abnormal external moisture, foreign smell and/or taste. Carrot shall not have pale look,
scales on surface, discoloration, long yellow tip and green/purple top. Carrot shall be free from
cuts/natural growth cracks and any type of healed or unhealed damage caused by mechanical, packing,
washing and handling means. Carrot shall be sound and free from insect infestation, rotting and fungal
infection and shall not have diseases like watery soft rot, bacterial soft rot etc.

Grades
There shall be three Grades for Carrot viz., Grade-A, Grade-B and Grade-C. The size requirement for
these grades shall be as follows:

Size

Parameter GRADE-A GRADE-B GRADE-C


Length (mm) >100 <100
Any size with defects
Diameter (mm) 30-50 < 30
Quality Parameters

DEFECTS GRADE-A GRADE-B GRADE-C


Allowed
MISSHAPE/TWINS Not allowed Allowed
(slight misshape)
NODES ON SURFACE Not allowed Allowed up to 3 nodes Allowed
Allowed up to 30 mm
YELLOW TIP Allowed Allowed
long
Allowed deep cut up
Allowed deep cut up to
CUT to Allowed
20 mm long
10 mm long
Allowed cracks Allowed cracks
NATURAL GROWTH
Not allowed covering 10% surface covering 50% surface
CRACK
area area
SECONDARY ROOTS Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
Allowed up to 20%
BROKEN Not allowed Allowed only tip broken
total length
GREEN/ Allowed up to 10 mm Allowed up to 20 mm
Allowed
PURPLE TOP long long
PALE LOOK Not allowed Allowed Allowed
Allowed up to 5%
DAMAGE Not allowed Not allowed
surface area
BRUISES (BLACK/
Allowed up to 5 % Allowed up to 10%
BROWN MARKS ON Not allowed
surface area surface area
SURFACE)
LONG STALK(Not properly Allowed stalk length Allowed stalk length up
Allowed
topped) up to 20 mm long to 40 mm long
SLANKY/FLABY Not allowed Not allowed Allowed
MATURE(WOODY CORE) Not allowed Not allowed Allowed slight mature
INSECT DAMAGE Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
BACTERIAL SOFT ROT
Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
/WATERY SOFT ROT
ROTTEN SPOT Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
ROTTING/FUNGAL
Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
INFECTED
Defects

CUTS TWINS MISSHAPE

BLACK NODES BROKEN MISSHAPE

FUNGAL INFECTED LONG STALK ROTTEN

SECONDARY ROOTS GREEN TOP GROWTH CRACK


Tradable Specification

S. No. Quality Specification Clean, firm, smooth and free from bruises, cracks and
infection
1. Size-Length and dia

• Acceptable • Length should 80-100mm and dia 30-40 mm.


• Rejected • Length less than 80 mm and dia less than 30
mm.

2. Uniform shape without twins

• Acceptable • Misshape/ twins should not be more than 5 %

• Rejected • >5%

3. Cut , broken and natural cracks

• Acceptable • Less than 5 %


• Rejected • More than 5 %

4. Transit damage and bruises with


black/brown/white scales and
spots giving dry look
• Less than 5 %
• Acceptable • More than 5 %
• Rejected

5. Rotten or with fungal infection or


damage
• Less than 3 %
• Acceptable • More than 3 %
• Rejected

6. Should be firm and tapering


straight
• Less than 3 %
• Acceptable • More than 3 %
• Rejected
7. Colour should not give pale look

• Acceptable • Less than 5 %


• Rejected • More than 5 %

8. Packaging • 60 -70 kg packing in gunny bags

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