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CGC Implements Split Pea Grades
WINNIPEG - Aug 11/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has created grades for commercially split green and yellow peas.
Grade schedules for the Grade by Orders for yellow split peas and green split peas took effect August 1. The gardes and product codes are:
No. 1 Canada Yellow – 0410
No. 2 Canada Yellow – 0420
No. 3 Canada Yellow – 0430
No. 1 Canada Green - 0510
No. 2 Canada Green - 0520
No. 3 Canada Green - 0530
| Grade name | Degree of soundness | White caps % |
Foreign material | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergot % |
Excreta % |
Insect parts % |
Total % |
|||
| No. 1 Canada | Good natural colour | 1.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.10 |
| No. 2 Canada | Fair colour | 2.5 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.20 |
| No. 3 Canada | Off colour | 3.5 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.50 |
| Grade, if no. 3 specs not met | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Mixed Colours | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Ergot | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Excreta | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Admixture | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Admixture | |
| Grade name | Damage | Other colours (whole and splits) % |
Sound whole yellow peas % |
Broken thru #10 RH % |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heated % |
Insect damage % |
Total damage % |
||||
| No. 1 Canada | 0.10 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| No. 2 Canada | 0.20 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| No. 3 Canada | 0.50 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Grade, if no. 3 specs not met | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Heated | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Insect Damage | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Damage | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Mixed Colours | Up to 50%, Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Whole Peas | Split Peas, Sample Canada Yellow, Account Broken |
Split Peas, Canada Green (CAN)
| Grade name | Degree of soundness | White caps % |
Foreign material | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergot % |
Excreta % |
Insect parts % |
Total % |
|||
| No. 1 Canada | Good natural colour | 1.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.10 |
| No. 2 Canada | Fair colour | 2.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.20 |
| No. 3 Canada | Off colour | 3.0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.50 |
| Grade, if no. 3 specs not met | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Mixed Colours | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Ergot | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Excreta | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Admixture | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Admixture | |
| Grade name | Damage | Other colours (whole and splits) % |
Sound whole green peas % |
Bleached % |
Broken thru #10 RH % |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heated % |
Insect damage % |
Total damage % |
|||||
| No. 1 Canada | 0.10 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| No. 2 Canada | 0.20 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| No. 3 Canada | 0.50 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Grade, if no. 3 specs not met | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Heated | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Insect Damage | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Damage | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Mixed Colours | Up to 50%, Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Whole Peas | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Bleached | Split Peas, Sample Canada Green, Account Broken |
Standards of Quality for Split Peas
Definitions
- Classes:
- Split peas are graded according to the colour of their cotyledon. The colour of the split peas is added to the grade name.
- Foreign Material:
- Foreign material is classified as all material other than split peas and pea hulls. Dockage is not assessed on samples of split peas.
- White Caps:
- Split peas with more than one-eighth of the seed surface covered by attached seed coat.
- Split Peas:
- Are classified as broken peas that are less than three-quarters the whole seed.
- Bleached:
- Applies to the grading of green split peas only. Green split peas are considered bleached if one-quarter or more of the surface of the cotyledon is bleached distinctly yellow.
- Other Colours:
- Other Colours include any whole and split peas that are obviously of another colour. For grading purposes in yellow split peas, if one-quarter or more of the surface of the cotyledon is distinctly green, the pea is considered as an “Other Colour”.
- Sound Whole Peas
- Refers to whole peas of the same cotyledon colour with the hull intact. Whole peas with the hull removed are not considered as a grading factor as they will split apart when cooked.
- Other Damage
- Refers to any type of damage that penetrates the cotyledon of the split pea. Discolourations confined to the surface of the cotyledons will be assessed as stained and graded according to the “Degree of Soundness” specification.
- Degree of Soundness
| Good Natural Colour | Splits are bright, normal colour and free of earth tag. |
| Fair Colour | Normal colour. May be lightly earth tagged or lightly stained. |
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