Requirements for the quality of rapeseed (seeds)
Seeds are assessed in accordance with the standards listed in the table below. The seeds have to meet the requirements of: STN 46 2300-1, STN 46 2300-2 and EN 161010.
| Humidity and volatile substances, by weight % maximum |
8,0 |
| Oil content at 8% moisture content, by weight % minimum |
42,0 |
| Germinated and damaged seeds, by weight % maximum |
2,0 |
| Material contamination, by weight % maximum |
2,0 |
| The content of erucic acid in oil, by weight % (in relation to the total amount of fatty acids) |
a) najviac 2,0
b) od 2,1 do 5,0 |
| The acid number of the oil, in mg KOH/g of oil, maximum or acidity of the oil as oleic acid, by weight % maximum
|
1,8
0,9 |
Seeds have to look healthy, ripe, with a typical brown color, cannot contain alive rapeseed pests at any stage of development and should have a specific natural smell.
Seeds have to meet the health requirements according to STN 46 2300-1, cannot also contain the mold and moldy grains.
