GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION ( GSO ) 
 
 
 
 
 
Final  draft
 
 
GSO5/  FDS / ........   : 201 2 
 
 
 
  
Coffee and coffee products - Cappuccino powder  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by :  
Gulf technical committee for standards of food and agriculture products 
 
This document is a draft Gulf standard circulated for comments, it is therefore, 
subject to change, and may not be referred to it as a Gulf standard, until 
approved by the board of directors  
 
 
 
 
ICS :  67.140.20                                                                                                   
 
 
 
FOR EWORD  
The Gulf Standardization Organization for GCC (GSO) is a regional organization which consists 
of the National Standards Bodies of  GCC member States. One of GSO main functions is to issue 
Gulf Standards / Techn ical regulation through special ized technical committees ( TCs ).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC NO.5 "Gulf technical committee for 
standards of food and agriculture products  has prepared  "  Coffee and coffee products – 
Cappuccino powde r " the draft standard has been prepared by the state of Qatar. The draft 
standard has been prepared based on relevant ADMO, International and national foreign 
standards and references.  
 
This standard has been approved as Gulf standard without any technic al modifications  by GSO 
Board of Direction in its meeting  No…/…. ……held on   /  /   /  H,  /  /  G   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Coffee and coffee products - Cappuccino powder  
 
1.    Scope and field of application:  
       This Gulf  Standard speci fies requirements to be available in the cappuccino powder .  
2. Complementary Standards  
2.1  GSO 9    "Labeling  of Prepackaged foodstuffs".  
2.2 GSO 21  " Hygienic Regulations for Food Plants and their Personnel".  
2.3  GSO 148 " Sugar " . 
2.4 GSO 150 "Expir ation Period of Food Products  " 
2.5 GSO 168 "General Requirements of Storage Facilities for Dry and Canned Foodstuffs".  
2.6 GSO /CAC  192 " Food Additives"  
2.7 GSO /CAC  193 " General Standard for contamination  and toxins in food " .  
2.8 GSO 382  "Maximum All owable Limits of Pesticides Residue in Agricultural a nd Food 
Products, Part 1 " .  
2.9 GSO 38 3  "Maximum Allowable Limits of Pesticides Residue in Agricultural a nd Food 
Products, Part 2 " .  
2.10 GSO 839  "Food Packages – Part1: General Requirements".  
2.11 GSO 988 " L imits of Radioactive Levels permitted in foodstuffs – part 1".  
2.12 GSO 1016  " Microbioloigical criteria for food stuffs  – part1 
2.13 GSO 1694 "General principles of food hygine " . 
 
3. Definitions  
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given  : 
 
3.1  Cappuccino powder:   
A whitened  product prepared from a mixt ure of instant coffee, milk or coffee mate and fat , with 
or without sug ar and allowable food additives and produces stable ,thick and creamy foam .  
 
3.2  Foam size:   
The height of the foam  constituted through the powder dissolution and product  
preparation, is estimated in millimetres; and the result is expressed in mm.  The foam's 
size decreases gradually with time. 
 
3.3  Extraneous matters:   
 Any substance which does not originate from th e product and its inputs.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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4. Requirements : 
4.1 The raw material s used in the production shall meet the   gulf standards  .  
4.2 The manufacturing/processing  of the product shall be according to  the gulf 
standard mentioned in items  ( 2.2, 2.1 0 ) .  
4.3 The product should be homogeneous, instant, smoothly flo wing and lumps  – 
free stable ,thick , creamy and foamy .  
4.4  It shall be keep  its characteristic colour and flavour.  
4.5  It shall be free of extraneous matters  
4.6. It shall be free from rancidit y and undesirable odours  . 
4.7 When dissolved with water or any appropriate liquid (as per the method of 
preparation on the product label), it should give a liquid having the characteristic features 
of the product in terms of foam whose size is not less th an 5 mm after being stirred for 
five minutes, i.e. according to the test method specified in Annex A.  
4.8 Moisture  content  should not be more than 5%.  
4.9 Total ash content  should not be more than 6% based on dry weight.  
4.10 Caffeine content  should not e xceed  2.0%, based on dry weight (i.e. in the case of 
using instant coffee which is not decaffeinated) . 
4.11 Instant coffee content  should not be less than 8%, based on dry weight.  
4.12  Food additive are allowable for use according to  Gulf Standard ment ioned in Item 2.6  .  
4.13 The product should be f ree from apparent mould . 
4.14 The product should be f ree from living insects, dead insects and their fragments.  
4.15 The product  should be f ree from disease -causing micro –organisms and their 
metabolisms .   
4.16 Non disease causing micro -organisms shall not exceed the quantity which is harmful 
to health.   
4.17 The maximum allowable limit for contaminants and toxins should not be more than 
what is mentioned in G.S stated in  the Item.2.7 . 
4.18 The maximum allo wable limits of pesticide residue should not exceed what 
mentioned  in GSO item 2. 8, 2.9. 
4.19  The maximum limits of radiological should not exceed what is mentioned  in GSO  
Stated in Item 2.11. 
 
5. Packaging, Transport and Storage:  
Packaging , transport a nd storage of the final product Shall meet the following 
requirements  
5.1 Packaging :  
5.1.1 The product should be packed in suitable containers, clean , healthy and sealed 
containers which protect it from and maintain its sensory , chemical and other 
characteristics according to  Gulf  standard  stated  in item 2.10 
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 5.1.2 Packing materials  in contact with the product should be made of safe materials suitable for 
food items  according to GSO standard  stated  in item 2.10 
 
5.2  Transportation  
The  transport ation and its materials shall  protect the product from transport of  protect ion from  
contamination  , damage and should not have been used  before in transporting of any  harmful or 
toxic materials.  
 
5.3   Storage   
 Product shall be  stored in clean and well  ventilated places  as  according to  GSO Standard  
stated in Item  2.5 . 
 
6.  Labeling   
 
In addition to what is specified in the Gulf Standard stated   in Item 2.1, the following 
explanatory particulars have to be written in Arabic, and may be written in an y other 
language besides Arabic:  
 
6.1 Product name as in   Item 3.1. 
6.2 Instructions of the product preparation.  
6.3 Expiry date as in the Gulf Standard stated in Item  2.4