Safflower seed – Chapter 15
Official Grain Grading Guide

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Primary and export grade determinants tables

Safflower Seed, Canada (CAN)

Grade name	Standard of quality	Damage		Foreign material				Hulls
	Degree of soundness	Heated %	Total %	Excreta %	Matter other than cereal grains %	Stones %	Total %	Empty hulls %	Dehulled seeds %
No. 1 Canada	Well matured, good natural colour	Nil	3	0.02	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.5	2
No. 2 Canada	Reasonably well matured, may be moderately weather-stained	Nil	10	0.02	0.5	0.1	2	1	5
No. 3 Canada	Excluded from higher grades on account of weather-stained, may have the odour associated with low-quality seed but not distinctly sour, musty or rancid	1	10	0.02	1	0.1	5	2	8
Grade, if No. 3 specs not met		Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Heated	Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Damaged	Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Excerta	Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Admixture	2.5% or less—Safflower Seed, Rejected (grade) Account Stones or Safflower Seed, Sample Canada, Account Stones Over 2.5%—Safflower Seed, Sample Salvage	Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Admixture	Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Hulls	Safflower Seed, Sample Canada Account Dehulled

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