Flaxseed and solin – Chapter 11
Official Grain Grading Guide

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Primary grade determinants tables

Flaxseed, Canada Western/Canada Eastern (CW/CE)

Grade name	Standard of quality			Standard of cleanliness Commercially pure seed %
	Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5L)	Variety	Degree of soundness
No. 1 CW/CE	65 (305)	Any variety of the class Flaxseed, Canada Western / Canada Eastern designated as such by Order of the Commission	Mature and sweet	Not more than 1.0% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage
No. 2 CW/CE	62 (290)	Any variety of the class Flaxseed, Canada Western / Canada Eastern designated as such by Order of the Commission	Reasonably well matured and sweet	Not more than 1.5% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage
No. 3 CW/CE	No minimum	Any variety of flaxseed	Excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged seeds, may have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration	Not more than 2% of other seeds that are not readily separable from flaxseed, to be assessed as dockage

Grade name	Yellow seeded flaxseed and solin–CW only %	Damage
		Broken %	Heated %		Total %
			CW	CE
No. 1 CW/CE	2	12.5	0.05	0.2	12.5
No. 2 CW/CE	3	25	0.2	0.5	25
No. 3 CW/CE	4	35	10	10	No limit
Grade, if No. 3 specs not met	50% or less—Flaxseed, Sample CW Account Admixture 50% or over—use Solin specs	50% or less—Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Broken. Over 50%—Sample Broken Grain	Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Heated

Grade name	Foreign material included in dockage
	Ergot %	Excreta %	Sclerotinia %	Stones %	Inseparable seeds %	Total %
No. 1 CW/CE	0.05	0.02	0.10	0.05	1.0	1.0
No. 2 CW/CE	0.05	0.02	0.20	0.05	1.5	1.5
No. 3 CW/CE	0.05	0.02	0.25	0.05	2	2
Grade, if No. 3 specs not met	Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Ergot	Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Excreta	Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture	2.5% or less—Flaxseed, Rejected (grade) Account Stones or Flaxseed, Sample CE Account Stones. Over 2.5%—Flaxseed, Sample Salvage	Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture	Flaxseed, Sample CW/CE Account Admixture

Solin, Canada Western (CW)

Grade name	Standard of quality			Damage
	Minimum test weight kg/hl (g/0.5L)	Variety	Degree of soundness	Broken %	Heated %	Total %
No. 1 CW	65 (311)	Any variety of the class Solin, Canada Western designated as such by Order of the Commission	Mature and sweet, good natural colour	5	0.05	5
No. 2 CW	62 (296)	Any variety of the class Solin, Canada Western designated as such by Order of the Commission	Reasonably well matured and sweet, reasonably good natural colour	10	0.2	10
No. 3 CW	No minimum	Any variety of Solin	Excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged seeds, may have the natural odour associated with low-quality seed but not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or having any odour that would indicate serious deterioration	20	1	20
Grade, if No. 3 specs not met				50% or less—Solin, Sample CW Account Broken. Over 50%—Sample, Broken Grain	Solin, Sample CW Account Heated	Solin, Sample CW Account Damage

Grade name	Other classes %	Foreign material included in dockage
		Ergot %	Excreta %	Other oilseeds and inseparable seeds %	Sclerotinia %	Stones %	Total %
No. 1 CW	1.0	0.05	0.02	1.0	0.10	0.05	1.0
No. 2 CW	1.5	0.05	0.02	1.5	0.20	0.05	1.5
No. 3 CW	2	0.05	0.02	2	0.25	0.05	2
Grade, if No. 3 specs not met	50% or less—Solin, Sample CW Account Admixture. Over 50% —use flaxseed specs	Solin, Sample CW Account Ergot	Solin, Sample CW Account Excreta	Solin, Sample CW Account Admixture	Solin, Sample CW Account Admixture	2.5% or less—Solin, Rejected (grade) Account Stones. Over 2.5%—Solin, Sample Salvage	Solin, Sample CW Account Admixture

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