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Peas – Chapter 16
Official Grain Grading Guide
Primary and export grade determinants tables
Peas, Canada Green (CAN)
| Grade name | Standard of quality | Other classes and bleached | Foreign material | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Other classes % | Bleached % | Total % | Ergot % | Excreta % | Insect parts % | Total % | |
| No. 1 Canada | Good natural colour | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.1 |
| No. 2 Canada | Fair colour | 1.0 | 3 | 3.8 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.2 |
| No. 3 Canada | Off-colour | 2 | 5 | 6.5 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.5 |
| Grade, if No. 3 specs not met | 10.0% or less—Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Mixed Colours. Over 10.0%—Peas, Sample Canada Account Mixed Colours | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Bleached | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Mixed Colours and Bleached | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Ergot | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety), Account Excreta | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Admixture | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Admixture | |
| Grade name | Cracked seed coats including splits % | Damage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heated % | Insect damage % | Other damage % | Shrivelled % | Splits % | Total % | ||
| No. 1 Canada | 5 | Nil | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 |
| No. 2 Canada | 8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| No. 3 Canada | 13 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Grade, if No. 3 specs not met | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Cracked Seed Coats | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Heated | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Insect Damage | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Damage | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Shrivelled | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Splits | Peas, Sample Canada (Green or variety) Account Damage |
Note: The colour, green or yellow, is added to the grade name. Alternatively, upon written request, the variety name will be added to the grade name and the statement “Varietal purity not guaranteed” shown in the remarks section of any certificate issued.
Peas, Canada, other than Green (CAN)
| Grade name | Standard of quality | Other colours % | Foreign material | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Ergot % | Excreta % | Insect parts % | Total % | ||
| No. 1 Canada | Good natural colour | 1.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.2 |
| No. 2 Canada | Fair colour | 2.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.5 |
| Extra No. 3 Canada | Fair colour | 2.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.5 |
| No. 3 Canada | Off-colour | 3 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1 |
| Grade, if No. 3 specs not met | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Mixed Colours | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Ergot | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety), Account Excreta | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety), Account Admixture | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Admixture | |
| Grade name | Cracked seed coats including splits % | Damage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heated % | Insect damage % | Other damage % | Shrivelled % | Splits % | Total % | ||
| No. 1 Canada | 5 | Nil | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| No. 2 Canada | 9.5 | 0.05 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Extra No. 3 Canada | 13 | 0.05 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8.5 |
| No. 3 Canada | 15 | 0.2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Grade, if No. 3 specs not met | Peas, Sample Canada Yellow or variety) Account Cracked Seed Coats | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Heated | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Insect Damage | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Damage | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Shrivelled | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Splits. Over 5% and over 3% other colours—Peas, Sample Canada, Account Mixed Colours and Splits | Peas, Sample Canada (Yellow or variety) Account Damage |
Note: The colour, green or yellow, is added to the grade name. Alternatively, upon written request, the variety name will be added to the grade name and the statement “Varietal purity not guaranteed” shown in the remarks section of any certificate issued.
Peas, Canada Feed (CAN)
| Grade name | Fireburnt % | Heated and binburnt % | Pulses other than green, yellow or orange peas % | Inert material % | Ergot % | Excreta % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Feed Peas | Nil | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Grade, if Feed peas specs not met | Peas, Sample Canada Feed Account Fireburnt Kernels | Peas, Sample Canada Feed Account Heated | Peas, Sample Canada Feed Account Pulses Other than Green, Yellow or Orange Peas | Peas, Sample Canada Feed Account Inert Material | Peas, Sample Canada Feed Account Ergot | Peas, Sample Canada Feed Account Excreta |
