It is good in absorbing flavor and turns golden color when cooked. They can be kept in refrigerator conveniently in an airtight container for longer periods. The largest exporter of red lentils in the world is Canada wherein they grow the kind of red lentil that originally has the brownish-green skin. Some of the names for these varieties are crimson, redwing, red cap, blaze, and robin. In India, they are referred to as masoor dahl while in America the popular variety is red chief which has a tan skin.

Specifications:-

Purity - 99% min. by weight

Moisture - 14% max

Defective Seeds - Container: 3% max by weight, Bulk ship: 5% max by weight

Varietal Restriction -  1% max by weight

Poor color-  1% max by weight

Screen size - Aldinga – 2.2mm slotted hole, All other varieties – 2 mm slotted hole

Foreign Material - 1% max by weight - Unmilliable material and all vegetable matter other than Lentil seed material.

Unmillable Material - 0.1% max by weight - Soil, stones, metals and non-vegetable matter.

Field insects - One (1) max - Dead per 200 g sample

Top Exporting Countries

Canada. India. Turkey. Australia. United States. Spain. Italy. Japan