Analysis of samples of Agricultural commodities in Regional Agmark Laboratories (RALs) on payment basis

Directorate of Marketing & Inspection is having a network of 11 Agmark laboratories spread all over the country. These laboratories are managed by qualified chemists and are equipped to analyse agricultural commodities namely, Whole and Ground spices, Wheat atta, Suji, Maida, Besan, Ghee, Butter, Vegetable oils, Honey, Food grains, Pulses, Essential oils, Fat Spread, Oil seeds and Asafoetida (Hing), etc.

Any person/trader/authorized packer can get the samples of these commodities analyzed in the RALs and get the analytical report on payment basis. Following Annexures provide the information about mandate of different RALs, commodities which can be analyzed and analytical charges:-

Annexure-A : Name of RALs and commodities for which permitted

Annexure-B : Commodity-wise quantity of sample required and

analytical charges

Annexure-C : Parameter-wise quantity of samples required and

analytical charges

ANNEXURE-A

Name of the RALs and commodities for which permitted.

S.No	Name of RAL	Commodity
1.	Chennai	Ghee,Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Besan, Wheat Atta, Suji (Rawa), Maida, Asafoetida (Hing), Butter, Pulses and Sago.
2.	New Delhi	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Wheat Atta, Suji (Rawa), Maida, Asafoetida (Hing), Butter, Honey and Besan
3.	Mumbai	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Butter, Wheat Atta, Maida ,Besan and Suji (Rawa)
4.	Kolkata	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Wheat Atta, Maida, Suji (Rawa), Besan, Fat spread, Pulses and Butter
5.	Kanpur	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Butter, Wheat Atta, Maida, Suji (Rawa), Besan, Pulses, Sago and Sandalwood Oil.
6.	Guntur	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole &Ground Spices, Asafoetida (Hing), Honey, Wheat Atta, Maida, Suji (Rawa), Besan, Pulses, Sago and Butter.
7.	Cochin	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Butter, Wheat Atta, Maida, Suji (Rawa), Besan, Fat Spread, Pulses, and Lemon Grass Oil.
8.	Jaipur	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Ground Spices, Honey, Wheat Atta, Maida, Suji (Rawa), Besan and Pulses
9.	Amritsar	Ghee, Veg. Oils,Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Butter, Wheat Atta, Maida, Suji (Rawa) and Besan
10.	Rajkot	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Honey, Butter, Wheat Atta, Suji (Rawa), Maida, Pulses, Asafoetida (Hing), Besan and Fat Spread.
11.	Bhopal	Ghee, Veg. Oils, Whole & Ground Spices, Butter, Honey, Wheat Atta, Suji (Rawa), Maida, Asafoetida (Hing) and Besan .

ANNEXURE – B

Commodity-wise quantity of sample required and analytical charges

S.No.	Commodity	Quantity required	Analytical charges
A. Whole Spices
1.	Black Pepper	500 gm	Rs.950
2.	Dry ginger	500 gm	Rs.300
3.	Bleached Ginger	500 gm	Rs.650
4.	Turmeric	500 gm	Rs.550
5.	Chillies/Capsicum/Paparika	250 gm	Rs.750
6.	Minor Spices	250 gm	Rs.300
B. Ground Spices
1.	Chillies Powder	200 gm	Rs.1800
2.	Turmeric Powder	200 gm	Rs.1650
3.	Black Pepper Powder	200 gm	Rs.1850
4.	Curry Powder	200 gm	Rs.1400
5.	Coriander Powder	200 gm	Rs.1600
6.	Cumin Seed Powder	200 gm	Rs.1200
7.	Fennel Seed Powder	200 gm	Rs.1100
8.	Ajwain Powder	200 gm	Rs.1500
9.	Fenugreek Seed Powder	200 gm	Rs.1000
10.	Ginger Powder	200 gm	Rs.1600
11.	Cardamom Powder	150 gm	Rs.1000
12.	Compounded Asafoetida (Bandhani Hing)	150 gm	Rs.1000
C. Essential Oils
1.	Oil of Lemongrass	100 ml	Rs.650
2.	Oil of Sandalwood	100 ml	Rs.1000
3.	Oil of Palmarosa	100 ml	Rs.1000
4.	Oil of Ginger grass	100 ml	Rs.1000
5.	Oil of Eucalyptus globules	100 ml	Rs.900
6.	Oil of Eucalyptus citriodora	100 ml	Rs.600
7.	Oil of Vetiver	100 ml	Rs.1200
8.	Oil of Cedarwood	100 ml	Rs.1200
D. Oils and Fats
1.	Ghee	150 gm	Rs.1000
2.	Creamery Butter	150 gm	Rs.1300
3.	Vegetable Oils & Blended Edible Oils	200 gm	Rs.3000
E. Honey		250 gm	Rs.2500

F. Foodgrains (a) Whole grains
1.	Wheat	250 gm	Rs.1000
2.	Rice	250 gm	Rs.1000
3.	Maize	250 gm	Rs.1000
4.	Ragi, Jowar, Bajra	150 gm	Rs.1000
5.	Barley	150 gm	Rs.1000
6.	Oat	150 gm	Rs.1000
7.	Pulses	250 gm	Rs.1000
(b) Milled Products
1.	Wheat Atta	250 gm	Rs.1200
2.	Suji (Rawa)	250 gm	Rs.1200
3.	Maida	250 gm	Rs.1200
4.	Besan	250 gm	Rs.1500
5.	Corn flour	250 gm	Rs.1200
(c) Oil seeds		250 gm	Rs.1000

ANNAXURE –C

Parameter-wise quantity of sample required and analytical charges

S.No.	Parameter	Quantity required	Analytical charges
A. Ground Spices
1.	Moisture content	40gm	Rs. 100
2.	Total ash	2.5 gm	Rs. 200
3.	Acid insoluble ash	2.5 gm	Rs. 250
4.	Non-volatile ether extract	2.5 gm	Rs. 330
5.	Crude fibre	2.5 gm	Rs. 300
6.	Starch	2.5 gm	Rs. 340
7.	Volatile oil	100 gm	Rs. 175
8.	Water soluble ash	2.5 gm	Rs. 175
9.	Cold water soluble extract	2.5 gm	Rs. 165
10.	Alcohol soluble extract	2.5 gm	Rs. 210
11.	Calcium as CaO	5 gm	Rs. 350
12.	Salt	2.5 gm	Rs. 175
13.	Test for added starch (by microscopy)	5 gm	Rs. 100
14.	Test for added colour	10 gm	Rs. 100
15.	Chromate test	2.5 gm	Rs. 100
16.	Sieve test	100 gm	Rs. 100
17.	Test for lead (Qualitative)	2.5 gm	Rs. 150
18.	Curcumin in Turmeric	10 gms	Rs.250
19.	Piperine in Black pepper	15 gms	Rs.400
20	Capsaicin in Chillies	50 gms	Rs.450
21	Bulk density in Spices	1.25 kg (Min.)	Rs.100
B. Essential Oils
1.	Relative density	25 ml	Rs.100
2.	Refractive index	1 ml	Rs.100
3.	Optical rotation	10 ml	Rs. 100
4.	Solubility in alcohol	1 ml	Rs. 100
5.	Acid value	2.5 gm	Rs. 100
6.	Ester value	2.5 gm	Rs. 175
7.	Ester value after Acetylation	15 ml	Rs. 300
8.	Citral by Bisulphite method	10 ml	Rs. 225
9.	Aldehyde/ketone content by Hydroxyl ammonium schloride method	5 gm	Rs. 200
C. Vegetable oils
1.	Refractive index	5 gm	Rs. 100
2.	Moisture and insoluble impurities	30 gm	Rs. 200
3.	Acid value	25 gm	Rs. 150
4.	Saponification value	5 gm	Rs. 300
5.	Iodine value	5 gm	Rs. 300
6.	Specific gravity	25 gm	Rs. 150
7.	U.S.M.	20 gm	Rs. 250
8.	B.T.T.	20 gm	Rs. 200
9.	Essential oil	25 gm	Rs. 300
10.	H.C.N	50 gm	Rs. 200
11.	H.Br. test	10 gm	Rs. 150
12.	T.L.C. for Argemone oil	10 gm	Rs. 300
13.	T.L.C. for castor oil	10 gm	Rs. 300
14.	T.L.C. for Mineral oil	10 gm	Rs. 300
15.	Added colour	10 gm	Rs. 300
16.	Colour by Tintometer	10 gm	Rs. 200
17.	Peroxide value	10 gm	Rs. 200
D . Ghee
1.	Refractive index	5 gm	Rs. 100
2.	Moisture	30 gm	Rs. 100
3.	B.T.	20 gm	Rs. 100
4.	F.F.A.	25 gm	Rs. 150
5.	RM&P.V.	20 gm	Rs. 500
E. Butter
1.	Refractive index	5 gm	Rs. 100
2.	Moisture,fat,salt & casein	30 gm	Rs. 500
3.	B.T.	20 gm	Rs. 100
4.	F.F.A.	25 gm	Rs. 100
5.	RM&P.V.	20 gm	Rs. 500
F. Honey
1.	Fiehe's test	5 gm	Rs. 200
2.	Aniline chloride test	5 gm	Rs. 200
3.	Moisture content	5 gm	Rs. 150
4.	Total ash	5 gm	Rs. 150
5.	Specific gravity	25 gm	Rs. 150
6.	Acidity	10 gm	Rs. 150
7.	V Total Reducing Sugar	10 gm	Rs. 300
8.	Sucrose content	10 gm	Rs. 400
9.	F/G Ratio	10 gm	Rs. 400
10.	H.M.F. content	10 gm	Rs. 500
11.	Optical density	5 gm	Rs. 300
12.	Total pollen count	10 gm	Rs. 400

G. Foodgrains
1.	Moisture(Hot Air Oven Method)	25 gm	Rs. 100
2.	Total ash	5 gm	Rs. 200
3.	Acid insoluble ash	5 gm	Rs. 250
4.	Alcoholic acidity	25 gm	Rs. 100
5.	Protein	10 gm	Rs. 350
6.	Gluten content	75 gm	Rs. 150
7.	Crude fibre	10 gm	Rs. 350
8.	Uric acid	50 gm	Rs. 400
9.	Sieve test	100 gm	Rs. 100
10.	Starch by hydrolysis method	25 gm	Rs. 350
11.	BOAA test	25 gm	Rs. 250
12.	Oil content of oilseeds	25 gm	Rs. 250
13.	L/B Ratio-Rice	25 gm	Rs. 200