Division II As regards grains and broken grains which are not of unimpaired quality, the following definitions shall apply:
United Kingdom
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"Whole grains" means grains from which only part of the end has been removed, irrespective of characteristics produced at each stage of milling.
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"Clipped grains" means grains from which the entire end has been removed.
- 3..
"Broken grains or fragments" means grains from which a part of the volume greater than the end has been removed; broken grains include:
- (i)
large broken grains (pieces of grain of a length not less than half that of a grain, but not constituting a complete grain),
- (ii)
medium broken grains (pieces of grain of a length not less than a quarter of the length of a grain but which are smaller than the minimum size of 'large broken grains'),
- (iii)
fine broken grains (pieces of grain less than a quarter of the size of a grain but too large to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 1,4 mm),
- (iv)
fragments (small pieces or particles of grain which can pass through a sieve with a mesh of 1,4 mm); split grains (pieces produced by a longitudinal split in the grain) come under this definition.
- (i)
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"Green grains" means grains which are not fully ripened.
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"Grains showing natural malformation" means grains showing a natural malformation, whether or not of hereditary origin, as compared with the morphological characteristics typical of the variety.
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"Chalky grains" means grains at least three-quarters of the surface of which looks opaque and chalky.
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"Grains striated with red" means grains showing longitudinal red striations of differing intensity and shades, due to residues from the pericarp.
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"Spotted grains" means grains showing a well-defined small circle of dark colour of more or less regular shape; spotted grains also include those which show slight black striations on the surface only; the striations and spots must not show a yellow or dark aureole.
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"Stained grains" means grains which have undergone, on a small area of their surface, an obvious change in their natural colour; the stains may be of different colours (blackish, reddish, brown); deep black striations are also to be regarded as stains. If the colour of the stains is sufficiently marked (black, pink, reddish-brown) to be immediately visible and if they cover an area not less than half that of the grain, the grains must be considered to be yellow grains.
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"Yellow grains" means grains which have undergone, totally or partially, otherwise than by drying, a change in their natural colour and have taken on a lemon or orange-yellow tone.
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"Amber grains" means grains which have undergone, otherwise than by drying, a slight uniform change in colour over the whole surface; this change alters the colour of the grains to a light amber-yellow.