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IS 4628 (1978): Dehydrated Okra (Bhindi) [FAD 10: ProcessedFruits and Vegetable Products]

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III 4621 • 1178

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

DEHYDRATED OKRA (BHINDI)

( First Revision)

First Reprint FEBRUARY 1989

UDC 664.844:635.648

® CoJlyr;,~"t 1918

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS~1ANAK BHAVAN. 9 BAH."OUR SHAH ZAFAR MARQ

NEW DELHI 110002

Jun~ 1978

11•.-.·1171

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

DEHYDRATED OKRA (BHINDI)

( First Revision)Fruits and Vegetables Sectional Committee, AFDO 23

CluJinNlII llIfwUllltin,DR P. IC.. KYIIAL Food aad Nutrition Board, Mini,try of Alfic1llture

I: Im••tion ( Deparunent of Food ), New Delhi

M"'''IAOalCULTOItAL MAaaBTINO ADVISE. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection ( Ministry of

TO THB GOVDNllBNT 01' IMDIA A.riculture a. Irrigation), FaridabadSHIll KARTAR SINOH ARORA Department of Agriculture, Government of Hary...

SIDI NAaAJN DAIS DUDaJA (AI",.,,)SDI S. R. BAJAJ Bajaj ConlUltantl, New DelhiSDI D. S. CHADHA Central Committee (or Food Standarda ( Miniltry 01

Health It Family Welfare ), New DelhiClwaIWf Technical StaDdardizatioD Committee (Fooclltutra)

(Miniatry of Aariculture &. IrriptioD), NewDelhi

(c.Iiawtl ..,." 2 )

SBCIlBTAay ( AI'"." )SBaIB.P.CRAKLADAa

Da B. OROUDRtJRyDaJ. C. ANAND ( AI"",." )

8... DAYA NAND

De~rtmeDt of Apiculture. Government or W.tBeDp)

Saal CRAaANJIT SINOH All India Cold Storasea AlIOClatiOD, New DelhiSmll S. K. MITTAI. ( ~1""'GI, )

S... P. P. CHAUHAN Export Promotion Cell, Miniltry of /cricultur. I:IrriladOD» New Delhi

Indian Agricultural Reaearcb laltltute, New DeJhi

Catral Fruit Product. Advisory Committee(Mini.try of A.riculture & IrriptioD), New

.. DelhiDapvrY DJ••CTOll OP AoalcoLTUIlB Department or A.riculture, Governmlnt of Tamil

( MAIlU11NO ) NaduTaB HOaTiCULTUIlIIT ( AI",.,.)

BRaI S. D. DaWAN Mini.try of Alriculture It IrriptiOD (Departmentof Alriculture ), New Delhi

SHIll o. P. DHAIIIJA ~rt IDipectioD Council ( MiDistry orCommerce ),Calcutta

S...I S. L. KAWAI. IndlaD Council of Agricultural a._arch, New DelhihOI' llAJ9IT SINOR ( M,"'")

I) CtIIJ1riIII 1978BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

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M,.",Saal B. C. MATIIUR

DR R. L. NAOPAL

&/1"'.';'"National eo-operative Development Corporation,

New DelhiDepartment or Agriculture, Government or

Mahar.shtra

Central Fruit Productl Advisory Committee( MiDiltry of Agriculture It Jrri••tion ).New Delhi

Development Council for Food Proceslinglndultrit.(Directorate General of Technical Develop­ment ), New Delhi

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Central Food Technological Research Inltitute(aSIR ), MYlore

Da S. K. Bosa (~l"""',)SHarT. PuaNANANDAII, Director General, lSI (&-qffi,io M"".,,)

IJeputy Director ( Alri It Food )Sm"."

SHal V. 8. MATHUR

Deputy Director (Alri It Food), lSI

Proceaed Fruita and Vegetable. Subcommittee, AFDC 23: 3Co"""",

SUI DAYA NAND

DR K. S. RANDHAWADR G. S. NIJJAR ( Al1ml41' )

Da T. R. SHARMA Defence Food Rf'learch Laboratory (Ministry orDefence}, My.ore .

SHU L. A. RAMANATHAN ( Allemal, )SHal P. S. SRINIVASAN Proce.led Foods Export Promotion Council, New

Delhi; and MiDistr)· of CommerceSHIn B. K. IYANQAR (Al"",,,I,)

COL R. N. TANBJA Directorate or Supplies & TraDlport, Army Head-quarter. ( Ministry or Defence)

LT-CoL D. D. VOHRA (~It""at')DR S. S. TZAOTIA Dirtctorate oC Fruit Utilization, Government of

Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

SURI V. B. DALAL ( .All".', )SHRI S. RAMASWAMY

DBpUTY DIRaaroR 0' AORI­CULTUaB (HORTICULTUR. )( .Allmaal, )

Da A. G. NAIK-KuRADB All India Fpod Pre.ervers' AaociaJioD, New DelhiSRRI M. S. KOllu ( .All",,,,,, )

SRRI K. R. NARASIMHAN The Metal Box Co or India Ltd, CalcuttaDa S. C. CHAKRAVA.TY (AI",,,.,,)

SRRI S. M. NIMBHANI Indian Institute or Packaging, BombaySRalliATI Do.DI ( .AI"",." )

Da M. V. PATWARDHAN

AI".",

AOaICUL'IVIlAL MARKBTlNO ADYlIU Directorate or MarketiDI It JDI~tiOIl (MiDiatryTO TIIB GoVUN_NT OJ' INDIA orA.riculture ~ Irription ). Faridabad

D••Baroa OP LA.O.ATOR...( AI'..,,)

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IS I _21. 1178

R'/Jr,s,n';n,Fruit Procelliul Division, Indian Agricultural

a.aearch lnatitute ( ICAR), New DelhiThe Midland Fruit It Vesetable Product. (India)

Pvt Ltd, New DelhiTechnical Standardization Committee (Food.tufti )

(MiDistry of Alriculture at Irription), NewDelhi

Surd Mango Picklel, U Dtdi

Central Committee for Food Standards ( Ministry orHealth & Famil~ Welfare), New Delhi

Development Council for Food Procelsin. Jndustriel(Directorate General of TechDical. Develop­ment ), New Delhi

COL R. N. TANKJA Directorate of Supplies at Transport, Army He~..quar~erl (Ministry of Defence)

LT-COL D. D, VOqRA ( Al'""",,)

SURI V. L. SKARDADR L. L. KHATRI ( AI/,mall )

SECRETARY

SECRBTARY

Da A. G. NAIIt-KuRADRSHRI A. K. TIKOO (Alt,,,,.,,)

SURI A. M. NANJUNDAIWAMY Central Food Technological Research Institute. (aSIR), Mysore

SaRI M. V. SASTRY ( Altmuat,)SRRI C. V. PAUL Canning Indultries Cochin Ltd, TrichurSRRI M. K. REitMAN Punjab State Co-operative Supply Be MarketiDI

Federation Limited, ChandigarhTims Pr~uets Limited, Calcutta

Provision Merchant.' AssociatioD, DelhiDefence Food Rae.reb Laboratory (Ministry of

Defence), M,loreSIIRI L. A. RAMANATHAN (Altnntlt,)

SaRI V. S. MAItfADAPUR Fruit and Vegetable Co-operative Proceuins SocietyLtd, Kushalnagar

SRRI B. C. MATHUR National Co-operative Development CorporatiOD,New Delhi

All India Food Preservers' ASIGCiatioD, New Delhi

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DaJ. C. ANAND

SHRI N. P. BHAROAVA

CHAIRMAN

SBCRBTARY (~l"""'t')SHRI T. B. DESAI

SRRI A. T. DESAI ( Alt"na" )SHRI GIRDHARI LALSHRI K. S. JAYA.AIIAN

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 MAY 1'"TO

IS 4628: 1'78 SPECIFICATION FOR DEHYDRATEDOKRA ( BHINDl)

( Fint R,vision )

( Page 3, clause OA ) - Insert tbe following new clause after 0.4 andrenumbertbe subsequentclause:

'O.! A schemefor libelling environment friendly products knownI. BOO-Markbas been introduced at tbe instanceof the Ministry of EnvironmentInd FOlests(MEF), Government of India. The ECO-Mark sball be administered by theBureau of Indian Standards (BIS) undertbe BISAct, 1986as per the ResolutionNo. 71 dated ~O February 1991and Resolution No. 425 dated 28 October 1992publisbed in tbe Gazetteoftbe Government of India. For a product to beeligiblefor markingwith tbe Eoo-Mark it shall also carry the Standard Markof BIS forqualitybesidesmeetingadditional environment friendly (EF) requirements, Theenvironment friendly lequirements for dehydnted okra ( BHlNDl ) are,therefore, included through Amendment No.1 to tbis standard.

This amendment is based on tbe Gazette Notification No. 624 (E) dated 6September 1995 for Labelliog Beverages. Infant Foods, Processed Fruits IndVegetable Products u environment friendly, published in tbe Gazette of tbeGovernment of India.'

( Page S,clause 4.JA ) - Insert the followingnew matterafter 4.2.4:

1'4.3 Additional Requirements for ECO-Mark

4.3.1 General Requ;"emmts

4.3.1.1 The product sball conform to tbe requirements prescribedunder 4.1to 4.2.4.

~

4.3.1.2 Tbe manufacturer shall produce the consent clearance IS per tbeprovisiollS of Water (PCP) Act, 1974, Water (PCP) Cess Act, 1977 and Air(PCP) Act, 1981 along with the authorization if required under E""ironment(Protection) Act, 1986and the Rules made thereunder to tbe Bureau of IndianStaDelards while applyilll for the BCQ.Mark and the product shall also be inaccordance with the Prevelllion of FoodAdulletltionAct, 19541nd the Rules

1

Amend No.1 to IS "Z8 : 1978

made the~uDder. Additionally, FPC 1955 (Fnait Product Order) fnmed underEsseII!.'Commodities Act, 1955, S'andards 0/Weights Gnd Measures Act, 1977requiaements wherever applicable bas to be complied with.

4.3.1.3 'The product/packaging may Iiso display in brief the criteria based onwhichthe product bas been labelled environment friendly.

4.3.1A The materill used for product picking shall be recyclable orbiodegradable.

4.3.1.! The date of mlnufactu~ and date of expiry sball be declared on theproduct/package by the manufacturer.

4.3.1.' Theprodud shall be microbiologically safe when testedIS per IS 5403 :1969 'Methodfor yeast and mould countof foodstuffs' and IS 5887 ( Part S) :1976 'Metbocls for detectionof bacteria responsible for food poisoning: Part SIsolation, identification and enumeration of Vibrio Cholerae and VibrioParahtJemolyticus ({ITS' revision )' and shall be free from bacterial and fungaltoxi••

4.3.1.7 Thepesticide residues, if any,in the product shall not exceed the limit IS

prescribed inPFAAct, 1954 and theRulesmadethereunder.

4.3.1.8 The product/pickage or leaDet accompanying it maydisplayinstructionsof' proper use, storage and transport (including refrigeration tempenturecompliance) so IS to maximize the product performance, safety Ind minim1zewastage.

4.3.2 SpecifIC Requirements

4.3.2.1 The prodUd shall not contain any of the heavy metal contaminants inexcess oftbe quantities prescribed inTable 2.

TABLE 2 UMID FOR HFAVY METALS

SLND.

i) "-Die:, -NtlIa Iii) 1.eIcI, mA.lla 5iii) Copper, _afq,N_ 30

iv) Ziae,mlfq.Ma l'v) T .,.,M. 250

• M fJI iDI..... for~ fruits.ad veaetablel.

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1314151617

Amend No. 1 to IS 4'21 : 1'7.(Page6, clause 5.2.1) -Insert the following clauseafter5.2.1:

'5.3 ECO-Mark

The plOdUd may also be ntarked with the Boo·Mark, tbe detailsof wlUcla maybeobtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards.'

(FAOtO)

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IS : 4828 .1978

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

DEHYDRATED OKRA (BHINDI)

( First Revision)

o. FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard (Fint Revision) was adopted by the IndianStandards Institution on 31 January 1978, after the draft finalized by theFruits and Vegetables Sectional Committee had been approved by theAgricultural and Food Products Division Council.

0.2 Dehydrated vegetables in various forms arc being increasingly used inoff..season as they retain their culinary quality and palatability. Thedehydrated vegetables are also used by the military in the sizable propor­tion for their near to natural taste besides saving on transportationand ease in storage at different altitudes. The dehydrated okra gives aconsistent taste and flavour and also can be used in convenience foods.This standard is expected to help in exercising proper quality control in theproduction of dehydrated okra.

0.3 Dehydrated okra (BHINDr) shall be prepared from clean, firm, freshokra of appropriate stage of maturity by properly washing, preparing,blanching, sulphiting and dehydrating in a manner which ensures theeffective preservation of the colour, flavour, texture, taste and food value.

0.4 This stllftdard was first published in 1968. In this revision differentstyles of dehydrated okra have been incorporated. Further requirementsfor total ash and acid insoluble ash have also been included. This revisiongives more details of raw material. method of determination of rehydrationratio, reconstitution and modified limit for sulphur dioxide. It alsoincorporates Amendment No. 1 issued to the standard•.

0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of thisstandard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, express­ing the result ofa test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance withIS : 2·1960-. The number of significant places retained in the rounded oft'value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

·aulea for rOUDcIiDI 0&' numerical value. (,"i1Ml)."

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I. SCOPB

1.1 This standard prescribes requirements and methods of sampling andtests for dehydrated okra (BHINDI).

2. TERMINOLOGY

2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall apply.

2.1 aelaytiratloD aatlo - Ratio of the mass of the dehydrated materialafter cooking and draining offexcelS water to its mass before cooking.

3. STYLES

S.t Okra used for dehydration shan be in anyone of the following forms:

a) Whole pieces unscrapcd with butts cut off, or

b) Small pieces obtained from whole pieces cut transvenely withbutts removed.

t. REQ,UIRBMENTS

t.l Raw Materlal- Dehydrated okra shall be prepared from clean,firm, fresh okra [ A.b,'mosclaw ,sew,n'," (Linn ) Moench] of proper stage ofmaturity and of a suitable variety. It shall have the characteristic colourand flavour and shall be free from blemishes and damage caused byinsect, pest, disease, etc •

••2 E.d Prod••

••2.1 Dehydrated okra shall be of light green to dark green colour andshall be free from any added colouring matter. They shall have thecharacteristic odours. The seeds inside the piece. of okra shall be whiteor light green to light brown in colour.

".2.2 Dehydrated okra shall be free from skin discolouration, insects,moulds, rodent excreta and any other foreign matter. It shall also be freefrom any chem'cal preservative other than sulphite and-earbonate ( accord­ing to PFA Rules, 1955). The proportion of the material passing through2-0 mm IS Sieve (s" IS: 460-1960· ) shall not exceed I percent by massin the case of dehydrated okra in whole form and 5 percent by mall in thecue ofdehydrated okra in chopped form.

4.2.3 Dehydrated okra shall also comply with the requirements given inTable 1•

•Speci8catiOD for tat lie•• ( ,,,iMl).

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MBTHOD O. T.IT, RE. TOr- --- -.A. ~

Appendix of thiI App~ndixofIndian Standard IS: 4624-1978-

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6·0

NeBative3·5: 1·0

TAIILB I RBQUIREMENTS rOR DEHYDRATED OKRA( Clau, 4.2.3 ll1Ul7.1 )

CBAaACT&Rl8T1Q R_Qul.auBNT

(1) (2)i) Moisture, p' -eent by

mau,Maii) Sulphur dioxide, 300 to 1 500

milksiii) Peroxidue telt

iv) Rehydration ratio,M.

v) Total uhf percent bymUl,Ma

vi) Acid iDlOluble ub,percent by mus, M".

• Specification ror dehydrated peas (firs' "vision ).

SLNo.

4.2.t ne'onslitution - The dehydrated okra shall reconstitute to a satis­factory boiled product when one part by mass of the dehydrated okrais cooked (simmered) in fifteen parts by mass of one percent of sodiumchloride solution for 15 minutes. The time taken for cooking shan be thetime taken from the start of boiling (simmering). The reconstitutedproduct shall possess tender texture, shall be crisp, practically free fromtoughness and mushiness and shall have a typical flavour, odour and colourof cooked fresh okra.

S. PAOKING AND MARKING

5.1 Packial - The dehydrated okra shall be packed in clean, sound andmoisture proof containers made of tinplate, laminated foils or of anysuitable material which would prevent the ingress of moisture by dehydra­ted okra.

5.2 Marklal - Each container shall be marked or labelled with thefollowing particulan:

a) Name and style of the material.b) Name and address of the manufacturer,c) Net mass,d) Declaration to the effect that permitted preservatives have been

used.e) Batch or code number indicating the date of manufacture. andf) Manufacturer'. ~icence number.

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5.2.1 Each container may also be marked with the lSI CertificationMark,

NOD --The uae of the lSI Certification Mark is governed by the provilioDl of theIndian Standardllnstitution (Certification Mara) Act and the Rules and Regulationsmade thereunder, The lSI Mark on productl covered by an Indian Standardconveyl the Ulurance that they have been produced to comply with the rcquiremeouof that ItaDdard under a well:.etefined ')'Item or inapection, latinl and quality controlwhich it deviled and Iupervised by lSI and ofera ted by the producer. lSI markedproductl are allO continuoUily checked by IS for conformity to that Itandard u afurther .feguard, Detaill of condition. under which a licence for the \lie of the lSICertification Mark may be lranted to manwacturen or proceuon, lDay be obtainedfrom the Indian Stand.rda IDititution.

I. SAMPLING

6.1 Representative samples of the material for testing conformity to thisspecification shall be drawn according to the method given in Appendix Gof IS: 4624·1978·,

7. TESTS

7.1 Tests shall be carried out as prescribed in the relevant appendicesIpecified in col 4 and 5 of Table 1.

APPENDIX A

[ Table I, Item (iv) ]DETERMINATION or REHYDRATION RATIO

A-I. PROCEDURE

A-I.I Cook (simmer) in a beaker one part by mass of dehydrated okrafifteen parts by mass of one percent sodium chloride solution for 15 minutesand then allow them to cool at room temperature for 45 minutes. Thetime taken for cooking shall be the time taken from the start of boiling( simmering). Drain off excess solution by covering the beaker withwatch glass with convex surface and inverting the container for fiveminutes. Weigh cooled material.

A-2.0ALCULATION

A-2.1 aelayclratloa a.do .. MR: MD

whereMR == mass of reconstituted dehydrated okra, andMD =- mass of dehydrated material before cooking.

•Speci8catioo for cleb,dratccl pea (mJiIItl)..

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