EN 15587:2018
(Main)Cereal and cereal products - Determination of Besatz in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.),triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Cereal and cereal products - Determination of Besatz in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.),triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
This European Standard specifies the term Besatz (impurities) and describes methods for the determination of its components. The term Besatz is used as a parameter for certain quality aspects in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.), triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).
Getreide und Getreideerzeugnisse - Bestimmung von Besatz in Weizen (Triticum aestivum L.), Hartweizen (Triticum durum Desf.), Roggen (Secale cereale L.), Triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp.) und Futtergerste (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Diese Europäische Norm legt den Begriff Besatz fest und beschreibt Verfahren zur Bestimmung seiner Bestandteile. Der Begriff Besatz wird als ein Parameter für bestimmte Qualitätsaspekte von Weizen (Triticum aestivum L.), Hartweizen (Triticum durum Desf.), Roggen (Secale cereale L.), Triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp.) und Futtergerste (Hordeum vulgare L.) angewendet.
Céréales et produits céréaliers - Détermination du taux d'impuretés dans le blé (Triticum aestivum L.), le blé dur (Triticum durum Desf.), le seigle (Secale cereale L.), le triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) et l'orge fourragère (Hordeum vulgare L.)
La présente Norme européenne spécifie le terme « impuretés » et décrit des méthodes de détermination de ses composants. Le terme « impuretés » est utilisé comme paramètre pour certains aspects relatifs à la qualité du blé tendre (Triticum aestivum L.), du blé dur (Triticum durum Desf.), du seigle (Secale cereale L.), du triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) et de l’orge fourragère (Hordeum vulgare L.).
Žito in žitni proizvodi - Določanje nečistoč v pšenici (Triticum aestivum L.), pšenici durum (Triticum durum Desf.), rži (Secale cereale L.), tritikali (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) in krmnem ječmenu (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Ta evropski standard določa nečistoče in opisuje metode za določanje delov nečistoč. Izraz »nečistoče« se uporablja kot parameter za nekatere vidike kakovosti pri navadni pšenici (Triticum aestivum L.), pšenici durum (Triticum durum Desf.), rži (Secale cereale L.) in krmilnem ječmenu (Hordeum vulgare L.).
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 18-Dec-2018
- Withdrawal Date
- 29-Jun-2019
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 338 - Cereal and cereal products
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 338 - Cereal and cereal products
- Current Stage
- 9060 - Closure of 2 Year Review Enquiry - Review Enquiry
- Start Date
- 03-Jun-2024
- Completion Date
- 03-Jun-2024
Relations
- Effective Date
- 26-Dec-2018
Overview
EN 15587:2018 (CEN) - "Cereal and cereal products - Determination of Besatz" defines the term Besatz (impurities) and provides a laboratory method to determine its components in common wheat (Triticum aestivum), durum wheat (Triticum durum), rye (Secale cereale), triticale (Triticosecale spp.) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare). The standard describes classification, separation and quantitative expression of Besatz fractions used as a quality parameter for trading, milling and regulatory purposes.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Definition of Besatz: All matter in a grain sample other than the basic cereal of unimpaired quality, grouped into four fractions - broken grains, grain impurities, sprouted grains and miscellaneous impurities. Live pests are treated separately.
- Detailed component definitions: Precise definitions include shrivelled grains, other cereals, grains damaged by pests, discoloured germ/mottled grains (for wheat types), grains overheated during drying, extraneous seeds, unsound grains, extraneous matter, ergot, bunted grains and animal-origin impurities.
- Apparatus and sample sizes:
- Sample preparation: representative sample (ideally ≥1 kg for sampling), laboratory sub‑sample ≈250 g; sub‑sub sample 50–100 g for manual sorting.
- Sieves in accordance with EN ISO 5223: typical apertures include 3.55 mm, 1.0 mm and crop‑specific slots for shrivelled grain separation (common wheat 2.0 mm, durum 1.9 mm, rye 1.8 mm, triticale 1.9 mm, feed barley 2.2 mm).
- Balance capable of 0.01 g precision; weighing procedures use 0.1 g and 0.01 g tolerances as specified.
- Procedure highlights: Sieving (30 s with horizontal movements), manual selection of separated fractions, ergots handling (thresholds trigger extended testing), counting of impurities of animal origin, and expression of results as mass or counts per kg.
- Quality metrics: The standard includes precision data (repeatability, reproducibility), uncertainty guidance and detailed annexes (harmful/toxic seeds list, damage classification, procedure diagram, calculation examples, interlaboratory results).
Applications and users
EN 15587:2018 is used by:
- Grain testing laboratories performing Besatz/impurity analysis
- Grain traders and commodity handlers for quality acceptance and contracts
- Flour mills and feed producers for incoming quality control
- Regulatory authorities, seed certification bodies and standards/conformity assessors Practical benefits include consistent impurity measurement, dispute reduction in trade, and identification of harmful seeds or contaminants that affect processing and safety.
Related standards
- EN ISO 5223 - Test sieves for cereals (referenced for sieve specifications)
- EN ISO 24333 - Recommended sampling methods (sampling is outside this method but is referenced)
Keywords: EN 15587:2018, Besatz, impurities in wheat, durum wheat, rye, triticale, feed barley, cereal standard, sieving method, grain quality, CEN.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15587:2018 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Cereal and cereal products - Determination of Besatz in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.),triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies the term Besatz (impurities) and describes methods for the determination of its components. The term Besatz is used as a parameter for certain quality aspects in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.), triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).
This European Standard specifies the term Besatz (impurities) and describes methods for the determination of its components. The term Besatz is used as a parameter for certain quality aspects in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.), triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).
EN 15587:2018 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 67.060 - Cereals, pulses and derived products. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15587:2018 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15587:2008+A1:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.7ULWLFRVHFDOHGetreide und Getreideerzeugnisse - Bestimmung von Besatz in Weizen (Triticum aestivum L.), Hartweizen (Triticum durum Desf.), Roggen (Secale cereale L.), Triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp.) und Futtergerste (Hordeum vulgare L.)Céréales et produits céréaliers - Détermination du taux d'impuretés dans le blé (Triticum aestivum L.), le blé dur (Triticum durum Desf.), le seigle (Secale cereale L.), le triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) et l'orge fourragère (Hordeum vulgare L.)Cereal and cereal products - Determination of Besatz in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.),triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)67.060QMLKCereals, pulses and derived productsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15587:2018SIST EN 15587:2019en,fr,de01-februar-2019SIST EN 15587:2019SLOVENSKI
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EN 15587
December 2018 ICS 67.060 Supersedes EN 15587:2008+A1:2013
English Version
Cereal and cereal products - Determination of Besatz in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), rye (Secale cereale L.),triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) and feed barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Céréales et produits céréaliers - Détermination du taux d'impuretés dans le blé (Triticum aestivum L.), le blé dur (Triticum durum Desf.), le seigle (Secale cereale L.), le triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp) et l'orge fourragère (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Getreide und Getreideerzeugnisse - Bestimmung von Besatz in Weizen (Triticum aestivum L.), Hartweizen (Triticum durum Desf.), Roggen (Secale cereale L.), Triticale (Triticosecale Wittmack spp.) und Futtergerste (Hordeum vulgare L.) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 October 2017.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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European foreword . 3 1 Scope . 4 2 Normative references . 4 3 Terms and definitions . 4 4 Principle . 8 5 Apparatus . 8 6 Sampling . 8 7 Procedure (see diagram in Annex D) . 8 8 Expression of results . 9 9 Precision . 10 9.1 General . 10 9.2 Repeatability . 10 9.3 Reproducibility . 11 9.4 Uncertainty . 11 10 Test report . 12 Annex A (informative)
Indicative list of harmful and toxic seeds . 13 A.1 Toxic seeds . 13 A.2 Harmful seeds . 13 Annex B (informative)
Classification of damages . 14 Annex C (informative)
Summary classification of impurities . 15 Annex D (normative) Diagram of procedure . 16 Annex E (informative)
Example of calculation . 17 Annex F (informative)
Results of interlaboratory test . 18 Bibliography . 28
Note 1 to entry: In a durum wheat sample, all common wheat grains and their grain dockage components are classified as other cereals and vice versa. 3.3.3 grains damaged by pests grains or part of grains belonging to the basic cereal which show visible damage due to attack by insects, rodents, mites or other pests Note 1 to entry: Grains attacked by wheat midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana) are considered unsound grains (3.5.2) only when more than half the surface of the back of the grain is coloured grey to black as a result of secondary cryptogamic attack. Where discoloration covers less than half the surface of the back of the grain, they are classed as grains damaged by pests. Note 2 to entry:
Grains attacked by bug (Eurygaster integriceps, Eurygaster maura) are considered damaged by pest when they present a brighter spot with a more or less visible coloured point in the centre representing the scar of the bite. This spot often wrinkled, is of less consistency that the rest of the grain. SIST EN 15587:2019
stones, mud balls, straws, chaff and similar impurities from the overtails of the 1,0 mm slotted sieve (5.3).are weighted together to the nearest 0,01 g and are regarded as extraneous matter (3.5.3). Impurities of animal origin should be counted, including those which passed through the sieve of 1,0 mm slotwidth (5.3). If necessary, a magnifying glass (5.5) should be used. The count should be quoted separately in numbers per kg of common wheat, durum wheat, rye, triticale or feed barley as appropriate. The remaining fraction retained by the 1,0 mm slotted sieve, added with other cereals, untreshed grains and particularly large grains of the basic cereal retained by the 3,55 mm slotted sieve previously isolated, is divided with the sample divider (5.1) to obtain a sub sample (c) between 50 g and 100 g. Weigh it to the nearest 0,1 g. This partial sample is spread out on a table and fractions defined in Clause 3 are extracted by means of forceps or a horn spatula (5.6). In case multiple kinds of damages are observed, the damaged grain shall be added to the fraction with the highest importance for the overall quality (according to Annex B). In rye samples with respect of natural variability of the colour of rye grains, grains with discoloured germ (3.3.4) are not picked out. If the partial sample contains unthreshed grains of the basic cereals, remove the grains from the glumes by hand and add them to the fraction husks (3.5.4). This sub sample without all the impurities is sieved for 30 s on a sieve (5.3) with an aperture of 2,0 mm for common wheat, 1,9 mm for durum wheat and triticale, 1,8 mm for rye, 2,2 mm for feed barley. All elements passing through are considered as shrivelled grains. Weigh the Besatz-free overtails of the 1,0 mm sieve (d) and all the groups of Besatz to the nearest 0,01 g. If, for a partial sample, the sum (s) of broken grains (3.2), shrivelled grains (3.3.1), other cereals (3.3.2), grains damaged by pests (3.3.3), grains in which the germ is discoloured (3.3.4), grains overheated during drying (3.3.5), sprouted grains (3.4), extraneous seeds (3.5.1), unsound grains (3.5.2), husks (3.5.4), bunted grains (3.5.6) and the weight of the Besatz-free overtails of the 1,0 mm sieve (d) differs by more than 0,5 % fro
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