Botanical Name: Cicer Arietinum
Indian Names: Chole Chana
Other Names: Garbanzo Bean (Spanish-derived name)
HS Code: 07132010
Country of Origin: Russia.
Drying: Sun Dried or machine-dried as per availability
Cleaning: Mechanical and Sortex (Sorted) Cleaning according to the demand.
Sizes of Jambo Kabuli Chickpeas in millimeters (mm): 6 mm, 7 mm, 8 mm & 9 mm.
Usually, 6-7 mm or 6+ mm grade material is mostly available and supplied worldwide from Russia.
Kabuli Chickpeas Counts Per Ounce (CPO): The CPO parameter is not used for Russian Origin Kabuli Chickpeas, it is used for Indian Origin Kabuli Chickpeas.
Moisture: 10% max to 12-13% max. as per the season, harvesting stock, etc. conditions.
Purity: 99.00 % min
Shape: oval to spherical shape
Appearance: the surface of Kabuli Chickpeas can be rugged, and wrinkled surface for most varieties across multiple origins, but there are also some Kabuli Chickpeas with smooth surfaces from certain countries of origin.
Color: Different colors/shades of Light Tan, Fawn-Yellowish, Beige, and uniform colors are observed.
Shriveled Seeds: 0.5 % max
Split: 0.1 % max (in case supply/export of Broken Kabuli Chickpeas the Split percentage will be 100%)
Foreign Matter (other than Varietal admixture): 0.2 % max
Insect infestation: NIL
Whole insects, alive or dead (by count): NIL
Pernicious impurities like hair, glass, stone and metal: NIL
Broken: 1.0 % max (in case supply/export of Broken Kabuli Chickpeas the Broken percentage will be 100%)
Weevil bitten: 0.4 % max
Aborted: 0.5 % max
Stained: 0.5 % max
Discolored: 0.5 % max
Smooth: 0.5 % max
Green: 0.5 % max
Immature, Shrunken: 1% max
Weevilled: 0.1 % max
Damaged: 0.50 % max
Varietal Admixture: 0.10 % max
Black seeds: 0.5 % max
Presence of weed seeds: 0.5 % max
Sclerotinia: NIL / not allowed.
