We have developed a reliable DNA screening method for identifying adulteration of basmati rice.
The EU Commission Regulation 1549/04 includes nine basmati varieties:
| Basmati 370 |
Dehradun (Type 3) |
| Taraori |
Ranbir Basmati |
| Kernel |
Basmati 386 |
| Pusa Basmati |
Super Basmati |
| Basmati 217 |
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Other basmati rice varieties approved by India, Pakistan, and the UK include Basmati 198, Basmati 385, Haryana Basmati, Kasturi, Mahi Suganda, and Punjab Basmati.
Our method is:
- Designed to validate the presence of >93% basmati rice based on the UK Code of Practice (Oct 2005) following the EU Regulation 1549/04
- Validated for all of the commercially available varieties of basmati rice
- Designed to give your suppliers and consumers confidence in the accuracy of your product labelling
- Able to differentiate between true basmati and basmati-like varieties
- Able to test samples that are labelled as comprising of a single basmati variety, and verify whether or not that basmati rice variety is present
- A robust and reliable means of authenticating your suppliers
- Based on the recent FSA guidelines for basmati rice testing
- Designed using the latest technology (PCR, lab on a chip and microsatellite analysis)