Small pieces or particles of grains that pass through a sieve having round perforations of 1.4mm in diameter
Destoner
Auxiliary device used to separate stones from the paddy and/or brown rice
Output capacity
Weight of milled rice per unit of milling time, expressed in metric tons per hour
Over milled rice
Rice grain from which the hull, the germ, and the bran layers have been completely removed (0%)
Paddy grader
Auxiliary device used to classify paddy based on length and thickness
Paddyseparator
Auxiliary device used to separate paddy from brown rice
Polisher
Auxiliary device used to remove the remaining small bran particles on the milled rice and gives it a glossy appearance
Pre-cleaner
Auxiliary device used to remove foreign matter/impurities from the paddy before milling
Regular milled rice
Rice grain from which the hull, the germ, the outer bran layers and the greater part of the inner bran layers have been removed but part of the lengthwise streaks of the bran layers may still be present on 21% to 40% of the sample grains
Undermilled rice
Rice grain from which the hull, the germ, the outer bran layer, and the greater part of the inner bran layer have been removed, but part of the lengthwise streaks of the bran layer may still be present on more than 40% of the sample grains
Well-milled rice
Rice grain from which the hull, the germ, the outer bran layer, and the greater part of the inner bran layer have been removed, but part of the lengthwise streaks of the bran layer may still be present on 1% to 20% of the sample grains