Barley

Barley:

Barley, Hordeum vulgare, is an edible annual grass in the family Poaceae grown as a cereal grain crop. It is a tall grass with a hairy stem which stands erect and produces spikelets at the head. Each barley seed is enclosed in a strong outer covering (hull), which remains intact even during threshing. Barley is primarily a cereal grain popularly known as jau in India. It is the fourth most important cereal crop after rice, wheat and maize.

 

Uses:

Barley is used for human consumption and in making of bread, alone or mixed with other cereals. The straw produced is used as an animal feed, bedding and to cover roofs of houses. In temperate regions, barley is used in malt production to brew beer and make other distilled alcoholic beverages, particularly in beer and whisky production. The plant of barley or its grain are used as medicinal plants for the treatment of the cholesterol, diabetes, belly pain, diarrhea, etc.

 

SPECIFICATIONS OF BARLEY

PARAMETER	SPECIFICATION
MOISTURE	13% MAX
IMPURITY	1% MAX
DAMAGE	2% MAX
PURITY	97% MAX

Moisture: 13% max
Foreign Material: 2% max
Damaged Grains – 2% max
Damaged grain including discolored :3% max,
Grain Impurities – 3% max
Wild oats :1% max
Test Weight: 62.5kg/hl
Protein : 10% min
Crude Fibre – 8%
50 kg Jute bags
Aflatoxin  : Less Than  20ppb
Free from Live insect