THAI RICE STANDARDS

NOTIFICATION OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

Subject : Rice Standards

B.E. 2540

Standards for Thai White Jasmine Rice
  Grades   Whole kernels not less than Size of Brokens (parts) Brokens not reachingthe min specifiedparts & notpassingthroughsieve No.7 Small brokens C1 notexceeding (%) Rice and matter that may be present, not exceeding (%) Milling degree
      not exceeding Red and orundermilled kernels Yellow Kernels Damaged Kernels Chalky Kernels White Glutlnous rice Paddy(gralns per 1 kg) Undeveloped,Immature kernels,Other seeds and foreignmatter, singly
White rice
100% Grade A 60 5.0-8.0 4.0 - - - - 3.0 - 1.5 5 - extra well milled
100% Grade B 60 5.0-8.0 4.5 0.5 0.1 - 0.2 6.0 0.25 1.5 7 0.2 extra well milled
100% Grade C 60 5.0-8.0 5.0 0.5 0.1 - 0.2 6.0 0.25 1.5 7 0.2 extra well milled
5% 60 3.5-7.5 7.0 0.5 0.1 2.0 0.5 6.0 0.25 1.5 10 0.3 well milled
10% 55 3.5-7.0 12.0 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.0 7.0 0.5 1.5 15 0.4 well milled
15% 55 3.0-6.5 17.0 2.0 0.5 5.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 15 0.4 reasonably well milled
Cargo rice
100% Grade A 80 5.0-8.0 4.0 - - 1.0 0.5 3.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 3.0 -
100% Grade B 80 5.0-8.0 4.5 - - 1.5 0.75 6.0 0.75 1.5 1.0 5.0 -
100% Grade C 80 5.0-8.0 5.0 - - 2.0 0.75 6.0 0.75 1.5 1.0 5.0 -
5% 75 3.5-7.5 7.0 - - 2.0 1.0 6.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 6.0 -
10% 70 3.5-7.0 12.0 - - 2.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 7.0 -
15% 65 3.0-6.5 17.0 - - 5.0 1.0 7.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 8.0 -
Broken rice
Grades Obtained from White rice Composition Rice and matter that may be present, not exceeding (%)
Wholekernels(not exceed) Brokens not reaching5 partsand not passing through sieve no. 7 (not exceeding%) Brokens from 5 parts onward Brokens not reaching6.5 partsand not passing through sieve no. 7 Brokens from 6.5 parts andwhole kernels(exceeding) Small brokensC1 (not exceeding) Glutinous rice Foreign matter
Glutinous rice C1 (not exceeding)
White rice A1 Extra Super 100% 10.0 15.0 (74) - - 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5
White rice A1 Super 100%, 5%,10% - - - total (80) 15.0 5.0 1.5 0.5 0.5
 
Remarks :
- Fragrant rice purity not less than 92% and moisture not exceeding 14%
- Average length of whole kernels not less than 7 mm.
- Average content not less than 13% and not exceeding 18% at moisture content 14%

( Published in the Royal Gazette Vol. 114, Section 31 D. dated 17 April B.E. 2540 )