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Buckwheat Flour (Supreme)

COMMODITY FACT SHEET

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:

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

PACKAGING

The buckwheat shall be packaged in two pound plastic bags, four pound plastic bags, or 50 kilogram woven polypropylene bags.

Source: USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB, March 2002 (Contact 202-690-3565)


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