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COMMODITY SPECIFICATION
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR
(Supreme)


The buckwheat flour shall be prepared from the buckwheat fruit, in which the hull has been largely incorporated.  The buckwheat flour shall have a acidic buckwheat taste, be free flowing, free of caked lumps, and meet the following analytical requirements.

Analytical Requirements

The buckwheat flour shall conform to the following detailed chemical and physical requirements:
 

  Package Size Minimum Maximum
Moisture, % All ---- 14.0
Protein, % All 7.0 14.0
Ash, % All ---- 2.5


Packaging

2 pound plastic bags, 4 pound plastic bags, or 50-kilogram woven polypropylene bags