Red Lentils
Masur or lentil is a bushy, annual shrub plant that is popular for its lens shaped seeds, which are consumed as food in stew or other forms all over the world.
These seeds have a vast range of colors from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black and also have second highest levels of proteins and fiber after soybeans.
The nutritious value of the seeds of the plant is quite high as it is rich in carbohydrates, fibers and proteins and that is why lentil is so popular among the vegetarian population of the world.
Specifications
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Red Lentils |
No.1 Canada |
No.2 Canada |
Extra No.3 Canada |
No.3 Canada |
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Size |
Uniform Size |
Uniform Size |
Uniform Size |
Uniform Size |
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Colour |
Good Natural |
Reasonably Good Natural |
Fair |
Poor |
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Contrasting Colours |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2 |
3 |
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Heated % |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
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Peeled, Split & Broken % |
2 |
3.5 |
5 |
10 |
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Other Damage % |
1 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
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Total % |
2 |
3.5 |
5 |
10 |
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Other Foreign Material % |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
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Ergot % |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
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Excreta % |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
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Insect Parts % |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
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Sclerotinia % |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
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Stones % |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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Total |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |