Product specifications:
Moisture: max.14%
Oleginous impurities: max.5%
Weed content: max.2%
Most well known as a source of malt in the fermenting process for beer, barley was one of the world's first cultivated grains and is also a valuable feedstock and ingredient in commercially produced bread, cereal and soup products. With a high fibre content and cholesterol lowering qualities, barley is also recognised for its intestinal health benefits, making it highly desirable for human consumption. Grown across Australia, in a variety of soil and climatic environments, barley has benefitted from research into the prevention of pest and disease, making it one of the most resilient crops produced for export. With excellent working relationships with Australian barley growers, and a stringent bulk handling, storage and transport standards for export, the Nzac Foods team offer exceptional logistical and delivery systems at competitive prices.
Barley contains many nutritional properties such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium as well as high fiber, mineral salt and vitamin content. Characterized by its low quantity of calories, barley is one of the cereals with the lowest glycemic index. It is very digestible with tonic and diuretic properties, often used as a substitute for coffee.
Barley contains many nutritional properties such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium as well as high fiber, mineral salt and vitamin content. Characterized by its low quantity of calories, barley is one of the cereals with the lowest glycemic index. It is very digestible with tonic and diuretic properties, often used as a substitute for coffee.
QUALITY PARAMETER SPECIFICATION Varietal Purity Min (% by count) NA Moisture Max (%) 12.5 Protein Min (%) NA Protein Max (%) NA Test Weight Min (kg/hl) 62.5 Retention Min (% by weight) NA Screenings Max (% by weight) 15.0 Germinative Energy Min (%) NA Germinative Capacity Min (%) NA Rapid Visco Analyzer Min (units) NA Falling Number Min (sec) NA Defective Grains Max - (% by count, 100-grain sample, unless otherwise stated) Shot N/A Sprouted Nil Dark Tipped NA Field Fungi NA Skinning NA Insect Damaged (count per half a liter) 85 Foreign Seed Contaminants Max - (count of seeds in total per half liter, unless otherwise stated) Foreign Grain 500 Variation a 50 Variation b 100 Type 1 (individual seeds) 8 Type 2 Nil Type 3a 2 Type 3b 4 Type 3c 4 seeds / 1 pod Type 3d 1 Type 4 20 Type 5 40 Type 6 40 Type 7a 10 Type 7b 150 Small Foreign Seeds (% by weight) 1.2 Other Contaminants Max - (count per half liter, unless otherwise stated) Foreign Material (% by weight) 1.0 Cereal Smut / Cereal Ergot (entire load) Nil Loose Smut (weight in grams) 0.1 Ryegrass Ergot (length in cm) 0.5 Pickling Compounds or Artificial Color (entire load) Nil Chemicals Not Approved for Barley (entire load) Nil Stored Grain Insects & Pea Weevil Live (entire load) Nil Insects Large, Live, or Dead 3 Insects Small, Live, or Dead 10 Snails 1 Sand 50 Earth 3 Stones (g per 2.5L) 4.0 Objectionable Material (entire load) Nil