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7 CFR 868.210: Grades and grade requirements for the classes of Rough Rice. (See also § 868.212.)

Grade Maximum limits of— Color requirements 1 (minimum)
Seeds and heat-damaged kernels Red rice and damaged kernels (singly or combined) (Percent) Chalky kernels 1,2 Other types 3 (Percent)
Total (singly or combined) (Number in 500 grams) Heat-damaged kernels and objectionable seeds (singly or combined) (Number in 500 grams) Heat-damaged kernels (Number in 500 grams) In long grain rice (Percent) In medium or short grain rice (Percent)
U.S. No. 1 4 3 1 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 Shall be white or creamy.
U.S. No. 2 7 5 2 1.5 2.0 4.0 2.0 May be slightly gray.
U.S. No. 3 10 8 5 2.5 4.0 6.0 3.0 May be light gray.
U.S. No. 4 27 22 15 4.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 May be gray or slight rosy.
U.S. No. 5 37 32 25 6.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 May be dark gray or rosy.
U.S. No. 6 75 75 75 4 15.0 15.0 15.0 10.0 May be dark gray or rosy.
U.S. Sample grade
U.S. Sample grade shall be rough rice which: (a) does not meet the requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 6, inclusive; (b) contains more than 14.0 percent of moisture; (c) is musty, or sour, or heating; (d) has any commercially objectionable foreign odor; or (e) is otherwise of distinctly low quality.
1 For the special grade Parboiled rough rice, see § 868.212(b).
2 For the special grade Glutinous rough rice, see § 868.212(d).
3 These limits do not apply to the class Mixed Rough Rice.
4 Rice in grade U.S. No. 6 shall contain not more than 6.0 percent of damaged kernels.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7—Agriculture
Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER VIII—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER A—FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION
PART 868—GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Subpart C—United States Standards for Rough Rice

Grade Maximum limits of— Color requirements 1 (minimum)

Seeds and heat-damaged kernels Red rice and damaged kernels (singly or combined) (Percent) Chalky kernels 1,2 Other types 3 (Percent)

Total (singly or combined) (Number in 500 grams) Heat-damaged kernels and objectionable seeds (singly or combined) (Number in 500 grams) Heat-damaged kernels (Number in 500 grams) In long grain rice (Percent) In medium or short grain rice (Percent)

U.S. No. 1 4 3 1 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 Shall be white or creamy.

U.S. No. 2 7 5 2 1.5 2.0 4.0 2.0 May be slightly gray.

U.S. No. 3 10 8 5 2.5 4.0 6.0 3.0 May be light gray.

U.S. No. 4 27 22 15 4.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 May be gray or slight rosy.

U.S. No. 5 37 32 25 6.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 May be dark gray or rosy.

U.S. No. 6 75 75 75 4 15.0 15.0 15.0 10.0 May be dark gray or rosy.

U.S. Sample grade

U.S. Sample grade shall be rough rice which: (a) does not meet the requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 6, inclusive; (b) contains more than 14.0 percent of moisture; (c) is musty, or sour, or heating; (d) has any commercially objectionable foreign odor; or (e) is otherwise of distinctly low quality.

1 For the special grade Parboiled rough rice, see § 868.212(b).

2 For the special grade Glutinous rough rice, see § 868.212(d).

3 These limits do not apply to the class Mixed Rough Rice.

4 Rice in grade U.S. No. 6 shall contain not more than 6.0 percent of damaged kernels.

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