Official Grain Grading Guide

Chickpeas: Primary and export grade determination tables

Chapter 22. Chickpeas (PDF, 671 KB)

Chickpeas, Canada Western Kabuli (CW)

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Chickpeas, Canada Western Kabuli (CW), standard of quality
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW
Colour	Good natural colour	Fair colour	Poor colour
Variety	Any variety of Kabuli chickpeas	Any variety of Kabuli chickpeas	Any variety of Kabuli chickpeas

Chickpeas, Canada Western Kabuli (CW), damage
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW	Grade, if No. 3 specs not met
Damage %	0.5	1.0	2.0	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Damaged
Mechanical damage including splits %	1	2	3	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Mechanical Damage including Splits
Green %	0.5	1.0	2.0	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Green

Chickpeas, Canada Western Kabuli (CW), foreign material
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW	Grade, if No. 3 specs not met
Ergot %	0.05	0.05	0.05	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Ergot
Excreta %	0.01	0.01	0.01	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Excreta
Insect parts %	0.02	0.02	0.02	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Foreign Material
Total % Foreign material	0.1	0.2	0.2	Chickpeas, Sample CW Kabuli Account Foreign Material

Chickpeas, Canada Western Desi (CW)

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Chickpeas, Canada Western Desi (CW), standard of quality
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW
Variety	Any variety of Desi chickpeas	Any variety of Desi chickpeas	Any variety of Desi chickpeas

Chickpeas, Canada Western Desi (CW), damage
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW	Grade, if No. 3 specs not met
Damage %	1	2	3	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Damaged
Mechanical damage including splits %	2.0	3.5	5.0	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Mechanical Damage including Splits
Green %	1.0	2.0	3.0	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Green

Chickpeas, Canada Western Desi (CW), foreign material
Grading factor	No. 1 CW	No. 2 CW	No. 3 CW	Grade, if No. 3 specs not met
Ergot %	0.05	0.05	0.05	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Ergot
Excreta %	0.01	0.01	0.01	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Excreta
Insect parts %	0.02	0.02	0.02	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Foreign Material
Total % Foreign material	0.1	0.2	0.2	Chickpeas, Sample CW Desi Account Foreign Material

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