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Wheat and Flour Ring Test

SAGL WHEAT AND FLOUR RING TEST

 ANALYSES

Flour sample A

Flour moisture, % (90 minute oven method) (ICC 110/1, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Colour, KJ (Kent Jones III) (FMBRA – FTP 007/3)

Flour falling no. sec. (ICC 107/1, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Flour protein, % (12 % mb) (Dumas) (AACC 46-30.01, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Flour ash, % (db) (Magnesium acetate method) (In-house Method IH 011) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Starch damage, % (In-house Method IH 023)

Wet Gluten, % (14 % mb) (AACC 38-12.02, Latest Edition)

Dry Gluten, % (14 % mb) (AACC 38-12.02, Latest Edition)

Gluten Index, % (AACC 38-12.02, Latest Edition)

Farinograph (AACC 54-21.01, Latest Edition – Constant Flour Weight Procedure) (Method SANAS Accredited)

  absorption, % (14 % mb)

  development time, min

  stability, min

Alveograph (ICC 121, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

  strength, cm²

  stability, mm

  distensibility, mm

  P/L value

Consistogram AH (AACC 54-50.01, Latest Edition) (Instruction Manual:  Using the Consistograph – Operation III p7-14) PrMax Target:  1700 

  WAC % b 14        

  PrMax

Extensigraph (ICC 114/1, Latest Edition)

  area, cm2

  maximum height, BU

  length, mm

Mixograph (Industry Accepted Method 020) (Method SANAS Accredited)

  peak time, min

  absorption, %

 

Wheat sample B

 Hectolitre mass, kg/hl (clean) Kern 222 (ISO 7971-3,2009 (E)). (Method SANAS Accredited)

Moisture, % (103ºC - 72 hour oven whole kernels) (Wheat Grading Regulation Government Gazette No. 33860 dated 17 December 2010, Regulation No. R. 1186)) (Method SANAS Accredited)

WW moisture, % (2 hour oven) (milled sample) (ICC 110/1, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

WW protein, % (12 % mb) (Dumas) (milled sample) (AACC 46-30.01, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

WW falling no. sec. (ICC No. 107/1, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

WW Wet gluten, % (14 % mb) (AACC 38-12.02, Latest Edition)

WW Dry gluten,% (14 % mb) (AACC 38-12.02, Latest Edition)

Mixograph (Hammer mill) (Industry Accepted Method 020) [Unsifted sample] (Method SANAS Accredited)

peak time, min


water added, ml

peak height mm

tail height mm

 

Brown bread meal sample C                                                                                            

Bran content, % (212 µm) (Government Notice R.577 of 15 March 1991)

Colour, K J  (Kent Jones III) (FMBRA - FTP 0007/3) 

 

Flour sample D                                                                                               

Flour moisture, % (90 minute oven) (ICC 110/1, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

 

   REGULARITY 

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Colour Ring Test

SAGL COLOUR RING TEST (Cake flour and white bread flour)

 ANALYSES 

White bread flour and cake flour samples

Colour, K J  (Kent Jones III) (FMBRA - FTP 0007/3) 



       REGULARITY

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March

May

July

September

November

  
Wheat Grading Test

SAGL WHEAT GRADING RING TEST

 ANALYSES

Hectolitre mass,kg/hl (Kern 222) (Method SANAS accredited) (ISO 7971-3,2009 (E))

Screenings, % (1.786 mm) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Gravel, stones, turf and glass, %

Foreign matter, % (Including Gravel, stones, turf and glass)

Other grain and unthreshed ears,%

*Heat damaged kernels, %

*Immature kernels, %

*Insect damaged kernels, %

*Sprouted kernels, %

Total *Damaged kernels, %

Combined deviations, % (Screenings+Other grain,etc.+Foreign matter+Damaged kernels)

Heavily frost damaged kernels, %

Field fungi, %

Storage fungi, %

Ergot, %

Noxious seeds (Crotolariasp., Daturasp., Ricinis communis)

Noxious seeds (Argemone mexicana L., Convolvulussp., Ipomoea purpurea Roth., Lolium temulentum, Xanthiumsp.)

Undesirable odour

Live insects

WWF protein, % (12 % mb) (AACC 46-30, 1999) (Method SANAS Accredited)

WWF falling number, sec. (ICC 107/1, 1995) (Method SANAS Accredited)

WWF moisture, % (2 hour oven) (ICC 110/1, 1976) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Class and grade

Moisture, % (103ºC - 72 hour oven whole kernels) (Wheat Grading Regulations Gavernment Gazette No. 33860 dated 17 December 2010, Regulation No. R. 1186) (Method SANAS Accredited)

 

Hectolitre mass (Kern 222) is carried out according to ISO 7971-3, 2009 (E). Remaining wheat grading is carried out according to Government Gazette No. 33860 dated 17 December 2010, Regulation No. R.1186 (minimum mass/minimum massa 1.5kg)

 

REGULARITY

February

May

August

November

 

  
Maize Grading Test

SAGL MAIZE GRADING RING TEST

ANALYSES

Moisture, % (103°C-72hour) (AACC 44-15A, Latest Edition)

Shrivelled kernels, %

Immature kernels, %

Frost damaged kernels, %

Mouldy kernels, %

Discoloured kernels, %

Sprouted kernels, %

Insect damaged kernels, %

Diplodia infected kernels, %

Kernels contaminated by smut, soil, smoke or coal-dust, %

Kernels of otherwise clearly inferior quality, %

Kernels of subspecies other than Zea mays indentata or Zea mays indurata, %

Defective kernels above 6.35mm screen (Total), %

Defective kernels below 6.35mm screen,  %

Total defective kernels, %

Other colour maize kernels, %

Foreign matter (all matter other than maize, glass, stone, coal, dung or metal), %

Combined deviations, %

Pinked maize kernels, %

Live insects

Noxious seeds (Crotolariasp., Daturasp., Ricinis communis)

Noxious seeds (Argemone mexicana L., Convolvulussp., Ipomoea purpurea Roth., Lolium temulentum, Xanthiumsp.)

Undesirable odour

Class and grade



Full maize grading is carried out according to the Government Gazette grading regulations

  REGULARITY

February

May

August

November



  
Maize Meal Quality Ring Test

SAGL MAIZE MEAL QUALITY RING TEST

  ANALYSES

Speck count: specks/100cm2 (Industry accepted method 002)

Particle size (Industry Accepted Method 003)
% on top 710 µm
% on top 425 µm
% on top 300 µm
% on top 212 µm
% through 212 µm

Moisture, % (milled 130°C - 1 hour oven) (AACC 44-15.02, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Fat, % (db) (Petroleum ether extraction) (Soxhlet) (In-house Method 024)

Fibre, % (db) (Crude) (In house method IH 020)

Protein, % (db) (AACC 46-30.01, Latest Edition) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Ash, % (db) (In-house method IH 011 - Magnesium acetate) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Whiteness index (HunterLab ColorFlex 45º/0º, W E313-98), (Industry Accepted Method 004)
Unsifted
Sifted 87:13

Please note that in order to compare whiteness index on the sample as received and a sample of even particles, it is requested that whiteness index be carried out on the unsifted sample (as received) and the sample then be sifted over a 300µm sieve and blended as follows:  87g above 300µm sieve and 13g below 300µm sieve.

 

  REGULARITY

February 

(super maize meal)

May 

(special maize meal)

August 

(special maize meal)

November 

(super maize meal)

 

  
Vitamin Ring Test

SAGL VITAMIN RING TEST

ANALYSES

Vitamin A, RE/kg (as is) In-house Method 001 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Vitamin A Palmitate, µg/kg (as is) In-house Method 001 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Vitamin A Acetate, IU/kg (as is) In-house Method 001 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Pyridoxine HCL (Vitamin B6), mg/kg (as is) In-house Method 002 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), mg/kg (as is) In-house Method 002 (HPLC)  (Method SANAS Accredited)

Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3), mg/kg (as is) In-house Method 002 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), mg/kg (as is) In-house Method 002 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)

Folic Acid, mg/kg (as is) In-house Method 003 (HPLC) (Method SANAS Accredited)



  REGULARITY

January

April

July

October