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 12% MAX
IMPURITY 1% MAX
DAMAGE 2% MAX
PURITY 97% MAX

Moisture: 12% max
Foreign Material: 2% max
Damaged grain including discolored :4% max,
Wild oats :1% max
Test Weight: 62.5kg/hl
Protein : 9% min
Aflatoxin : Less Than 20ppb
Free from Live insect