Fava beans, also called field beans or broad beans, are Vicia faba L.; the dry pulse is not interchangeable with fresh pods, generic dry beans, seed, feed, flour or protein products. A comparable lot needs species and variety, size or colour class, whole, shelled or split form, crop year, moisture method, dockage basis, splits, damage, heated, rotted, mouldy and perforated kernels, foreign material, stones, treatment, grade and jurisdiction, sample or certificate, origin, lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
Codex CXS 171-1989 includes Vicia faba L. among pulses for direct human consumption and gives field beans alternative maximum moisture contents of 15 or 19 percent depending on climate, transport and storage practice; pulses sold without the seed coat have a maximum two percentage points lower. Canada's current official faba-bean table sets No. 1 Canada maxima of 6 percent splits, 4 percent total damage, 0.2 percent total foreign material and 0.1 percent stones. These are scope-specific standards and tolerances, not a result for an offered lot, current availability or price.
Codex identifies field beans as Vicia faba L. within its pulse standard. Atlas retains that species identity and keeps a dry mature pulse separate from fresh green pods, other Phaseolus or Vigna beans, planting seed and feed. A market name alone cannot transfer species, food-use or grade claims to a lot.
Removing the seed coat, splitting, milling or protein processing changes the product identity, moisture basis, yield, handling and suitable tests. Codex expressly lowers the applicable moisture ceiling by two percentage points for pulses sold without the seed coat. Atlas therefore records the incoming form, processing step, size or colour class, treatment, intended use and lot-linked certificate rather than combining all fava products.
The Canadian Grain Commission states that grading percentages are calculated by weight on the cleaned sample after dockage removal and uses factor-specific representative sample sizes. Its grade table separately controls splits, total damage, heated or rotted kernels, mould, perforation, foreign material and stones. Atlas records the grading authority, grade year, dockage basis, sample size, method, result precision and certificate; a tolerance in a standard is not a measured lot result.
Codex moisture alternatives and Canadian grade tolerances cannot establish crop availability, actual quality, cleaning yield, package condition, freight or destination cost for an offered lot. A delivered comparison still needs current permitted observations for the exact species, product form, grade basis, origin, lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.
No. Codex identifies field beans as Vicia faba L. Other dry-bean species and commercial classes must retain their own identity and evidence.
No. Codex lists 15 and 19 percent alternatives tied to climate, transport and storage practice. The applicable jurisdiction, contract and product form must be stated; a lot still needs a measured result.
Only a lot-linked inspection or certificate using the applicable Canadian method can support that claim. The published grade table defines tolerances; it does not certify an offered lot.
Species and variety, size or colour class, whole, shelled or split form, intended use, crop year, moisture method, dockage basis, splits, damage, heated, rotted, mouldy and perforated kernels, foreign material, stones, treatment, grade and jurisdiction, sample or certificate, origin, lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.