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Flaxseed and solin – Chapter 11
Official Grain Grading Guide



Export grade determinants tables

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

Grade name Total removable material % Foreign material included in dockage Yellow seeded flaxseed and solin—CW only % Damage
Ergot % Sclerotinia % Stones % Total including inseparable seeds % Broken % Heated % Total %
No. 1 CW/CE 2.5 0.05 0.10 0.05 1.0 2 12.5 0.05 12.5
No. 2 CW/CE 2.5 0.05 0.20 0.05 1.5 3 25 0.2 25
No. 3 CW/CE 2.5 0.05 0.25 0.05 2 4 35 10 No limit within broken and heated tolerances

Solin, Canada Western (CW)

Grade name Total removable material % Foreign material included in dockage Other classes of flaxseed % Damage
Ergot % Other inseparable seeds % Sclerotinia % Stones % Total % Broken % Heated % Total %
No. 1 CW 2.5 0.05 1.0 0.10 0.05 1.0 1.0 5 0.05 5
No. 2 CW 2.5 0.05 1.5 0.20 0.05 1.5 1.5 10 0.2 10
No. 3 CW 2.5 0.05 2 0.25 0.05 2 2 20 10 20