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GCCSTANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO)
FinalDraft
GSO05/FDS ……/2014
ﻟباﻟﺗﻣر اﻟﻬﻧدي  
Tamarind (pulp)
ICS: 67.080.10GSO STA NDARD GSO ……/ 2014
1Foreword
GCC Standardization Organization (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 /Technical regulations through specialized technical committees (TC5).
GSO through the technical program of com mittee TC No.: 5"The Gulf Technical committee
for Standards of Food and Agriculture products " has prepared this Standard. The Draft
Standard has been prepared by ( Republic of Yemen ).
This standard has been approved as a Gulf (Standard / Technical Regula tion) without any
technical modification s / with technical modification s (to be stated ) byGSO Board of
Directors inits meeting No.(       ),held on      /     /             H ,      /     /             G.GSO STA NDARD GSO ……/ 2014
2Tamarin dPulp
1Scopeandfilled of applic ation
This Gulf standard applies of specific requirements of Tamarind"pulp"obtained of
ripe fruits of tamarind plant ( Tamarinds indicia).
2Complementary references
2.1GSO 9, Labelling of Prepackaged food stuffs
2.2GSO ISO 948, Spices and condim ents–sampling.
2.3GSO ISO 939, Spices and condiments –Determination of moisture content –
Entrainment method.
2.4GSO ISO 763,Fruit and vegetable products –Determination of ash insoluble in
hydrochloric acid .
2.5GSO244,Methods of test for veget ables, fruits and their products, first part:
organoleptic examination, determination of net weight and drained weight,
determination of apparent viscosity, determination of headspace, determination of
extraneous matter and defective fruits .
2.6GSO ISO 1 208, Spices and condiments –determination of filth.
2.7Standard which organization shall be approved concerned with " Determination of
Tartaric acid".
2.8GSO 839, F ood packages -part 1: general requirements
2.9GSO 1863, Food packages -Part 2:Plastic package -Generalrequirements
3Definitions
3.1Extraneous Matters: -
All impurities  and materials present in the product otherwise tamarind pulp which
include inorganic materials such as (sand , dust, dirt, .. etc)and organic (stra nge)
materials such leaves, stalk, fiber, rind or any other green material (including
tamarind seed).
3.2Tamarind (pulp):
Is the compressed dry pulp resu lting from the ripe fruits of the tamarind cortex and
proportion of fiber and seeds which prepared for use as spices or drink.
4Requirements
4.1Tamarind shall be extract from the ripe fruits of tamarind fruit which removed its
rind with minimize the proportion of fiber and seeds to the greatest extent possible.
4.2The pulp shall be dried and compressed into a com pact mass.
4.3The mass colorshall be similar.
4.4The product shall have distinctive taste and free from strange and unpleasant odor.
4.5The product shall be free from visual insects and molds.
4.6It shall be practically free from dead insects or t heir parts.
4.7It shall be free from rodents pollution visible to the nackedeye.
4.8Molasses and/or types of suger or jiggery or/and salt are allow using in order to treat
the product provided that determine its percentage on the lable statement.GSO STA NDARD GSO ……/ 2014
34.9The product shall meet the requirements set out in table No. (1).
Table (1)
Character Requirements
Moisture % Max 20
Tamarind seeds % Maximum 3
Extraneous matter % Maximum 1
Acid in soluble ash based on a dry matter %
Maximum0.50
Total tartaric aci d 9
Total reductive sugar s% Minimum 35
Note: Determination of acid insoluble ash shall be after extracting all the seeds
5Packaging
Productshouldbe packed in appropriate containers, and They shall be identical to
standards as mentioned in items (2.8, 2.9) such as:
5.1Polyethylene bags, bamboo baskets woven tightly meshed and it is advisable by
polyethylene or mat palm fronds, hemp bags proper, the woodenboxes by mat
fronds.
5.2Containers must be sound, clean, dry, free of impurities except f ronds inventory in
case of woode nboxes.
5.3Itshouldbe free from insects, mold, and free from any unpleasant odor.
6Sampling
Samples shall be taken according to Gulf standard stated in item (2.2).
7Test methods
7.1Moisture determination: It s hall be carried out according to Gulf standard stated in
item (2.3).
7.2Acid insoluble ash determination: It shall be carried out according to Gulf standard
stated in item (2.4).
7.3Strange matter and filth determination: It shall be carried out accord ing to Gulf
standard stated in items (2.5, 2.6).
7.4Tartaric acid determination: It shall be carried out according to standard stated in
item (2.7).
8Labeling
Without prejudice to what mention in Gulf standard stated in item (2.1) the following
information shall be written clearly in Ar abic and may be written in other foreign
language in addition to Arabic:
8.1The name of product and its type.
8.2Name of and address of the packer or manufacturer andtrade make , if any.
8.3Net weight by international units.
8.4Packaging or preparing date and expiration date by month, year.GSO STA NDARD GSO ……/ 2014
48.5Product season.
8.6Origin country.
8.7Batch number.
8.8Shows the number of small packages on the large packages.