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 التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليجالعربية  هيئة  
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Final Draft  
 
 
 
  
GSO 05 FDS …. / 1026 (E) 
 
 
 
 
Sugar and its product -Peanut Halawa   
 
 
Prepared by :  
Gulf technical committee for sector standards of  
Food and  agriculture products  
 
 
This document is a draft Gulf standard circulated for comments, it is therefore, subject 
to alteration and modification, and may not be referred as a Gulf standard, until 
approved by the Board of Directors                                                                                 
         ICS : 67.080.10,67.180  
 
 
 
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Foreword 
 
GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is a regional Organization which 
consists of the National Standards Bodies of GCC member States. One of GSO 
main fun ctions is to issue Gulf Standards /Technical regulations through 
specialized technical committees (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No.:5 "Technical 
commi ttee for standards of food and agriculture products” has prepared this 
Standar d. The Draft Standard has been prepared by Qatar . 
The draft Standard has been prepared based on relevant AIDMO, International 
and National foreign Standards and references . 
 
This standard has been approved as a Gulf Standard by GSO Board of Directors 
in its meeting No.(       ),held on         /     /   H ,      /     /          G . 
 
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  Sugar and its products –Peanut Halawa  
 
1. SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION:  
 This GSO  Standard is concerned with basic requirements for Peanut Halawa 
which is prepared fr om   Tehena and natural sugars for human consumption.  
2. COMPLEMENTARY Standards:  
2.1 GSO 9 “Labeling of Prepackaged Foods”.  
2.2           GSO 20" Methods for the determination of contaminating metallic elements in 
food stuffs".  
2.3 GSO 21 “Hygienic Regulations  for Food Plants & Their Personnel”.  
2.4 GSO 148 “White Sugar”.  
2.5 GSO 150 “Expiration Periods Food Products – Part 2”.  
2.6 GSO 168 “Conditions of Storage Facilities for Dry and Canned foodstuffs”.  
2.7 GSO 274 “Sesame Seeds for Food Industries”.  
2.8          GSO 382" Maximum limits for pesticide residues in agricultural and food 
products - Parts 1".  
  2.9            GSO 839" Food packages - Part 1: General requirements".   
2.10         GSO 998" Methods for the detection of permissible radionuclides limits in  food- 
Part 1: : Gamma spectrometry analysis: A, Cs 134, Cs 137".  
2.11 GSO 1000 “Methods of Sampling for Prepackaged Food Products”.  
2.12 GSO 1016 “Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs – Part 1”.  
2.13      GSO 1863" Food packages - Part 2: Plastic packa ges- General requirements".   
2.14          GSO 2118" Methods of test for Al - HALAWA Al -TEHENIA" .  
2.15            GSO 2233" Requirements for nutrition labeling on the label" .  
2.16            GSO/CAC 193: General Standard for contaminants and toxins in f ood and feed".  
2.17            GSO  Standards which Organization shall be approved concerned with:  
2.17.1     " General Standard for food additives" .  
2.17.2         Methods for the determination of fungi toxins in food and animal feeds" .  
2.17.3         Guidelines for the use of flavorings.  
2.17.4         Methods for the determination of pesticide residues" .  
2.18           GSO CAC GL 1 "General guidelines on claims.  
 
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 3. DEFINITIONS  
3.1 Peanut Halawa:  
 A food product prepared by heat treatment for tehenia and natural sugars with 
Soapwort extract or its substitutes and then mixed with peanut paste  
3.2 Tehenia : 
 Produced from ground, husked and roasted peanut  . 
3.3 Natural sweeteners:  
  Natural carbohydrate sugars for example: Sucrose, glucose and fructose or  a 
mixture of them.  
3.4 Extract of Soapwort:  
 An extracted produced from boiling  bark, leaves and roots of soapwort plant and 
call it extract of soapwort or saponin.  
4. REQUIREMENTS:  
 The following requirements shall be met in peanut halawa:  
4.1 The produ ction shall be carried out according to  GSO  Standard mentioned in (2.3).  
4.2 All  raw  materials used shall comply with relevant  GSO  Standards  for each material, 
the added nuts shall be clean and completely free from impurities and hard shells.  
4.3         The primary ingred ients for the product shall be: Tehina, natural sugars, and 
soapwort extracted or authorized substitutes.  
4.4         The following optional ingredients can be used in product processing: almonds, 
pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, dried fruits  and/ or cocoa powder.  
4.5 The product shall maintain its natural properties without separation of the oil, and 
shall be homogeneous, and be free from white and dark spots.  
4.6 It shall be consistent in texture and easy to cut.  
4.7 It shall be free from ra ncid taste , odour  and other foreign tastes.  
4.8 It shall be free from insects, their parts, secretions and any visible growth of fun  
gals. 
4.9 It shall be free from organic filling materials like starch and flour or bleaching 
materials as talcum powder or any artificial sweeteners .  
4.10 It shall be free from any oils or fatty materials with the exception of peanut  oil, 
and cacao fats in the case of adding cacao powder.  
4.11 Use only natural sugars for sweetening.  
4.12 Flavors permitted for use in foodstuf fs  and other additives according G SO 
Standards mentioned in Item (2.17.1, 2.17.3)  .  
 
 
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 4.13 The components shall be as mentioned in the following table:  
 
Component  Permitted   
Moisture content  5% by weight  Maximum limit  
Ash content  2% by weight  Maximum limit  
Acid insoluble ash content  0.2% by weight  Maximum limit  
Fat content ( peanut  oil) 25% by weight  Minimum limit  
 
4.14 Peroxide value for extracted oils from the product shall not exceed 10 ml 
equivalent above oxide/kg oil.  
4.15 The acidity value sha ll not exceed 0.2%, calculated as citric acid.  
4.16 The total sugars shall not exceed than 40% calculated as inverted sugars (glucose).  
4.17            The saponin content shall not exceed than 1% from product weight.  
4.18 The microbiological requirements of the products shall be according to GSO  
Standard mentioned in Item (2.12).  
4.19 The contaminants and aflatoxin shall not exceed the limits mentioned in GSO 
Standard mentioned in Item  (2.16).  
4.20           Pesticide residues in the product shall be in th e limits according to G SO Standard 
stated in Item (2.8).       
5. SAMPLING  
 Sampling for the examination and testing of the product shall be carried out 
according to Gulf Standard mentioned in (2.12).  
6. METHODS OF EXAMINATION AND TEST  
 The Following tests shall be carried out on the sample taken according (5):  
6.1      Determination of contaminating metallic elements  shall be carried out according 
to GSO  Standard stated in Item (2.2).  
6.2      Determination of moisture, ash, acid insoluble ash and fat conte nt shall be carried 
out according to GSO  Standard stated in Item (2.14).  
6.3            Determination of aflatoxins shall be carried out according to GSO  Standard stated 
in Item (2.17.2).                            
6.4           Determination of pesticides  residues shall be carried out according to GSO  
Standard stated in Item (2.17.4).     
6.5          Detection of radioactivity limits shall be carried out according to GSO  Standard 
stated in Item (2.10).  
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 7. PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE:  
 The fol lowing shall be considered packaging, transportation and storage.  
7.1 Packaging:  
                  Without prejudice to what mentioned in GSO  Standards stated in Items (2.9, 
2.13). the following shall be observed:  
7.1.1  Halawa shall be packed in suitable a nd well -sealed containers to protect product 
from physical, chemical and biological and any materials that cause reaction with 
the constituents of the product and manner that prevents contamination and 
moisture.  
7.2 Transportation:  
 When transporting, the product shall be protected from: physical, chemical and 
biological contaminants and various atmospheric conditions which cause change 
in its properties.  
7.3 Storage:  
 The product shall be stored in well -ventilated stores, far away from any source of 
heat a nd direct sun and any material that may contaminate the product taking into 
account the provisions of G SO Standard mentioned in (2.6).  
8. LABELING  
 Without prejudice to what mentioned in GSO  Standards stated in Items (2.1, 2.5, 
and 2.15, 2.18), the followi ng information shall be put directly on the label of the 
product:  
8.1 The name of the product ( Peanut Halawa) .. 
8.2 List of contents .  
8.3 Optional ingredients , if used, shall be mentioned next to the name of the product.  
8.4  Net weight  when packing. An e xception of 2 % is allowed .  
 
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  Technical Terms 
انفصال الزيت  ................................................................ ..... Oil separation  
بقع بيضاء ................................................................ ...........  White spots 
حلاوةالفول السوداني  .............................................................  Peanut Halawa  
رائحة زنخة  ................................................................ ..........  Rancid smell 
عرق حلاوة  ................................................................ ..............  Soapwort 
 ملوثات ................................................................ ............  Contaminants 
فاكهه مسكرة  ................................................................ ... Sweetened fruits  
مادة مالئه ................................................................ ....... Filling material s  
محليات مغذية طبيعية ............................................  Natural nutritive sweeteners 
  
                                                                                                    eferencesR 
- Egyptian Standard                                                                         
ES   2967/2006                                                        
Peanut Halawa   
                                                                                           
- Regional Standard   
CAC 309 R/2011                                                     
Halawa Tehenia                                                                                
 
- GSO 1071 /2014  
Sugar and its product - Al-Halawa Al -Tehenia