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Requirements |
| S. No. |
Characteristics |
MC Grade 1 |
MC Grade 2 |
MC Grade 3 |
| 1 |
Impurities, % by wt, Max |
0.5 |
1 |
2 |
| 2 |
Mouldy cups, % by count, max |
4 |
8 |
10 |
| 3 |
Black cups, % by count, max |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| 4 |
Wrinkled cups, % by count |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| 5 |
Chips, % by wt. |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| 6 |
Moisture content, % by wt |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| 7 |
Oil content(on moisture free basis), % by wt. Min |
70 |
68 |
66 |
| 8 |
Acid value of extracted oil, Max |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| 9 |
Grades of copra |
|
|
|
| |
Machan dryer |
75 |
17 |
8 |
| |
Sun drying |
70 |
21 |
9 |
| |
Biomass fired copra dryer |
82 |
13 |
5 |
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