1.Maida means the fine product made by milling or grinding clean wheat free from rodent hair and excreta and bolting or dressing the resulting wheat meal. It shall conform to the following standards:—
• Moisture – Not more than 14.0 per cent (when determined by heating at 130-133oC for 2 hours).
• Total ash – Not more than 1.0 per cent (on dry weight basis).
• Ash insoluble in dilute HCl – Not more than 0.1 percent (on dry weight basis).
• Gluten (on dry weight basis).- Not less than 7.5 per cent
• Alcoholic acidity (with 90 per cent alcohol) expressed as H2SO4 – Not more than 0.12 per cent
It shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta.
If the product is to be used for bakery purpose, the following flour treatment agents in the quantities mentioned against each may be used, namely:—
•Benzoyl peroxide (Max) – 40 p.p.m
•Potassium bromate (Max)- 20 p.p.m
•Ascorbic acid (Max) – 200 p.p.m

2.Fortified maida means the product obtained by adding one or more of the following materials to maida, namely:—
•Calcium carbonate (preparated chalk popularly known as creta preparata).
•Iron
•Thiamine
•Riboflavin, and
•Niacin
The calcium carbonate powder, if added for fortification, shall be in such amount that 100 parts by weight of fortified maida shall contain not less than 0.30 and not more than 0.35 parts by weight of calcium carbonate. It shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta.

3.Protein rich (paushtik) maida means the product obtained by mixing maida (wheat flour) with groundnut flour “or soya flour; or a combination of both” up to an extent of 10.0 per cent soya flour which is a solvent extracted flour used in such mix shall conform to the standards of soya flour laid down under regulation 2.4.13 (1). it shall be free from insect or fungus infestation, odour and rancid taste. It shall not contain added flavour and colouring agents or any other extraneous matter. It shall conform to the following standards:
• Moisture – Not more than 14.0 per cent
• Total ash – Not more than 1.4 per cent on dry basis.
• Ash insoluble in dilute HCl – Not more than 0.1 percent on dry basis.
• Total Protein (N x 6.25) – Not less than 12.5 percent on dry basis
• Alcoholic acidity (with 90 per cent alcohol) expressed as H2SO4 – Not more than 0.12 per cent
• Gluten – Not less than 7.0 percent on dry basis
It shall be free from Rodent hair and excreta