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Dehulled Football Lentils Supplier | Bulk Red Lentils
Dehulled football lentils are whole red lentil kernels with the seed coat removed and cotyledons joined. Submit your required colour, finish and tolerance for separated halves with the bulk enquiry.
Quality parameters
Technical specifications
Illustrative RFQ targets, subject to lot availability and buyer approval. These are not a stock COA or a universal grade. Percentages are by mass unless stated otherwise; agree sampling, methods and final acceptance limits before contracting. Football describes the processed whole form. It is not a universal size, grade or polishing standard.
| Parameter | Indicative RFQ target |
|---|---|
| Presentation | Dehulled whole red lentils; cotyledons joined |
| Moisture | 13.0% maximum |
| Splits and broken kernels | 3.0% maximum combined, excluding separately measured powder |
| Powder and fines | 1.0% maximum below the agreed sieve |
| Residual hull material | 0.5% maximum |
| Other foreign matter | 0.5% maximum; excludes separately reported hulls |
| Kernel size | Buyer-defined sieve distribution on the finished product |
| Colour and finish | Approve red-orange kernel sample; state polished or unpolished |
Applications
Common uses
Used in retail packs, prepared meals and food processing that specifies whole dehulled red lentils. Buying detail: Confirm that 'football' means joined kernels in the offer. Assess intact-kernel yield after transport and define any polishing medium, additive declaration or finish restriction before approval.
Export planning
Shipping & logistics
Discuss lined 25 kg or 50 kg bags and suitable big bags. Agree handling limits, lot marking and a sealed approval sample to compare whole-kernel integrity at the contracted inspection point. FOB, CFR or CIF can be quoted for suitable sea shipments at a named port under Incoterms® 2020. Confirm container or inland handover terms separately. Export readiness depends on lot release and the destination's required inspection, phytosanitary and origin documents.
Send your dehulled football lentils requirements
Include quantity, destination, shipment window, packaging and required quality limits.
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Technical reference: Codex CXS 171-1989: pulse forms and quality factors. The RFQ examples above remain subject to the agreed contract.