THE ARECANUTS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES
1. Short title - These rules may be called the Arecanuts (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1952.
2. Grade designation - Grade designation to indicate the quality of arecanuts of specified varieties grown in India are set out in column 1 of schedule 1 and Schedule II.
3. Definition of quality - The quality indicated by the grade designations is set out against such designations in columns 2 to 6 of schedule I and in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule II and column 7 of the Schedule I and column 4 of Schedule II respectively.
4. Grade designation marks - The grade designation shall consist of a label, bearing a design (consisting of an outline map of India in conjunction with the word AGMARK) resembling that set out in Schedule III specifying the grade designation (and shall be of the following colour :- Grade designation Colour of label Moti Special White Moti AI Red Moti A II Blue Shrivaridhan Special White Shrivaridhan A I Red Shrivaridhan AII Blue Jamnagar Special White Jamnagar A I Red Jamnagar A II Blue Jeeni Special White Jeeni A I Red Jeeni AII Blue
5. Method of marking - (1) The grade designation mark label shall be securely attached to each container in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India . In addition to the grade designation mark the following particulars shall be clearly marked on the label :- Year of harvest -------------------------- Packing Centre -------------------------- Date of packing -------------------------- Net Weight --------------------------
(2) An authorised packer may, after obtaining the previous approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, mark his private trade mark, on a container in a manner approved by the said officer, provided that the private trade mark does not represent a quality or grade of arecanuts different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed on the container in accordance with these rules.
6. Method of Packing: -
(1) The arecanuts shall be packed in gunny bags which are clean, dry and in good sound condition. Containers which have been previously used for commodities likely to cause damage or impart any flavour, odour or other undesirable characteristics to the arecanuts shall not be employed.
(2) Each bag shall contain only arecanuts of the crop year specified and of one grade designation only.
7. Arrangements for Analysis - An authorised packer shall make such arrangements for testing arecanuts as may be prescribed by the Agricultrual Marketing Adviser to the Government of India from time to time.
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SCHEDULE – I (See Rule 3) Grade designations and definition of quality of whole dried arecanuts or betel nuts (Kottapak) produced in India.
Special Characteristics Grade Diameter* Minimum Colour of Pith Damaged General Characteristics Designation percentage nuts of Copra- Yellow- Maxi.
Topiwali white ish brown percnuts** mini. max. entage*** %age %age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moti Special 25 mm and over but 75 90 Nil ½ The areca nuts shall be not exceeding 30 mm whole fully husked, of A I Do. 40 60 10 1 light colour, reasonably A II Do. 10 10 60 2 well matured, free from Shrivardhan Special 23 mm and over but 75 90 Nil ½ blemish cracks, fissure, less than 25 mm shrinkage and shall not be A I Do. 40 60 10 ½ hollow inside . The areca nuts A II Do. 10 10 60 ½ shall not be worm eaten or other Jamnagar Special 20 mm and over but 75 90 Nil ½ be hollow inside.
less than 23 mm A I Do. 40 60 10 ½ A II Do. 40 10 60 ½ Jeeni Special Under 20 mm 75 90 Nil ½ A I Do. 40 60 Nil ½ A II Do 10 10 60 ½ Mettupalayam special 19 mm and over Nil 90 Nil 1 but less than 23 mm A I 15 mm and over but less Nil 60 10 1½ than 19 mm A II 12 mm and over but Nil 60 10 2 The areca nuts shall be less than 15 mm whole and may be Slightly Pooja Special Under 12 mm Nil 90 Nil 1 immature. Small cracks & Koka Special 19 mm and over but Nil 90 10 2 fissures all owed slight not exceeding 23 mm shrinkage is also permitted A I 13 mm and over but Nil 60 20 3 .In AI grade, adherent skin is Not exceeding 19 mm. not permitted.
NOTE :- * To allow for accidental errors in grading, 5 percent of the nuts of the next lowest or higher grade shall be permitted.
** A nut having a portion of its endocarp adhering to it.
*** Damaged nuts include cracked and broken nuts, over size nuts, over size nuts (Bomda) pieces, nuts not fully husked and those the pith (bhong) of which is black or otherwise damaged by moulds, insects etc.
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SCHEDULE - II (See Rules 2 and 3) Grade designation and definition of quality of cut-boiled arecanuts or betelnuts produced in India.
Grade Designation Size (Diameter in mm.) Broken General Character tics 1 2 3 4 Pheeton Big 18 and above 0.5 ALL THE NUTS SHALL BE - Pheeton Medium Below 18 but not 0.5 (a) Prepared from tender nuts;
less than 16. (b) of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour Pheeton small Below 16 but not 0.5 (c) free from insect infestation and visible mould; and less than 15 (d) reasonably dry and be the tapering and posterior of the cut nut.
Rajalu Big 18 and above 0.5 (a) Prepared from tender nuts;
Rajalu Medium Below 18 but not less 0.5 (b) of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour than 16 (c) free from insect infestation and visible mould; and Rajalu small Below 16 but not less 0.5 (d) reasonably dry and be the stalk end (anterior) of the than 15 cut-nut with a depression at the top.
(+) Kadihasa Composite Below 15 0.5 (a) Prepared from tender nuts;
(b) of uniform colour i.e, bright shining to dull red colour
(c) free from insect infestation and visible mould, and
(d) reasonably dry and shall include both anterior and posterior portions of the cut-nut (*) Bette Big 18 and above 0.5 (a) Prepared from mature nuts;
Bette Medium Below 18 but not less 0.5 (b) of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour than 16 (c) free from insect infestation and visible mould, and Bette Small Below 16 but not less 0.5 (d) reasonably dry and shall include both anterior and than 15 posterior portions of cut-nut.
Nuli This variety has irregular (a) of no uniform shape or size, shrunken in appearance;
shape and size (b) of light of dark red in colour;
(c) thin in structure brittle and lightest of all other nuts;
(d) reasonably dry; and
(e) free from insect infestation NOTE : To allow for accidental errors in grading , 5 percent of the nuts of the next lower or higher grade shall be permitted. (*) (+) Kadihana include pieces of pheetan and Rajalu which are below 15 mm in size.
(+) Up to 1 per cent of the mini kai and up to 5 percent of Gorabalu shall be permitted.
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SCHEDULE III (See Rule 4) Grade designation mark for areca nuts 4
SCHEDULE – I
SCHEDULE III