هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعبون لدول الخليج العربية 
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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الحبىة والبقىل ومنتجبتهمب – الفريكة  
Cereals, pulses and derived products - Freekeh  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
إعذاد 
اللجٌت الفٌيت الخليجيت لقطبع الوىاصفبث الغزائيت والضساعيت 
 
هزٍ الىثيقت هششوع لوىاصفت قيبسيت خليجيت حن حىصيعهب لإبذاء الشأي والولحىظبث بشأًهب، لزلك فأًهب عشضت  
للخغييش والخبذيل، ولا يجىص الشجىع إليهب كوىاصفت قيبسيت خليجيت إلا بعذ اعخوبدهب هي هجلس إداسة الهيئت. 
 تقديم 
 
هيئت الخقييس لذول  هجلس الخعبوى لذول الخليج العشبيت هيئت إقليويت حضن في عضىيخهب الأجهضة الىطٌيت 
للوىاصفبث والوقبييس في دول الخليج العشبيت، وهي ههبم الهيئت إعذاد الوىاصفبث القيبسيت الخليجيت بىاسطت 
لجبى فٌيت هخخصصت. 
 
وقذ قبهج هيئت الخقييس لذول هجلس الخعبوى لذول الخليج العشبيت  ضوي بشًبهج عول اللجٌت الفٌيت سقن 5 
"اللجٌت الفٌيت الخليجيت لقطبع الوىاصفبث الغزائيت والضساعيت بئعذاد هزٍ الوىاصفت القيبسيت الخليجيت هي قبل 
دولت الإهبساث العشبيت الوخحذة وقذ حن إعذاد الوششوع بعذ اسخعشاض الوىاصفبث العشبيت والأجٌبيت والذوليت 
والوؤلفبث الوشجعيت راث الصلت .  
  
وقذ اعخوذث هزٍ الوىاصفت كـ (هىاصفت قيبسيت / لائحت فٌيت) في اجخوبع هجلس إداسة الهيئت سقن (   )، الزي 
عقذ بخبسيخ   /   /    هـ ،  الوىافق   /  /    م.  
 
Foreword  
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 (TCs).  
 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC No.:5  "Technical committee 
for standards of food and agriculture products  " has prepared this Standard. The 
Draft Standard has been prepared by United Arab Emirates.  
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 /Technical Regulation ) by 
GSO Board of Directors  in its meeting No.(       ),held on                                 /     /   
H ,      /     /              G.  
 
 
 
 
 
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Cereals, pulses and derived products - Freekeh  
 
1. Scope  
This Gulf Standard is mainly concerned with the requirements for Freekeh  prepared from wheat 
or durum wheat also includes packaging and transport, storage and methods of sampling and 
inspection, testing and labeling.  
 
2. Complementary Standards  
2.1  GSO 9 :"Labeling of Prepackaged Foodstuffs " . 
2.2  GSO/CAC 193: " General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed".  
2.3  GSO 839 : " Food packages – Part 1 : General requirements ".  
2.4  GSO 168  : " Requirements for storage facilities for dry and canned  Foodstuffs "  
2.5 GSO  382: "Maximum allowable limits of pesticides residue in agricultural and food 
products".  
2.6   GSO / ISO 6639 -2: "Cereals and pulses - Determination of hidden insect                               
       infestation - Part II – Sampling".  
2.7  GSO / ISO 712: "Cereals and its products - Determination of moisture content (Reference            
       method)."  
2.8  GSO / ISO 6639 -1: "Cereals and pulses - Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part I - 
      general principles."  
2.9  GSO / ISO 6639 -3: "Cereals and pulses - Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part    
       III - (Reference Method)."     
2.10  GSO / ISO 6639 -4: "Cereals and pulses - Determination of hidden insect infestation - Part  
         IV - (Rapid method). "   
2.11  GSO / ISO 605: "pulses - Determination of impurities, size, foreign odors , insects, and        
       species ,variety -  methods of testing."   
2.12  ISO 24333: "Cereals and its products - Sampling."   
 
3. Definitions   
3.1 Freekeh  
Green wheat grain (whole or grinded) resulting from wheat exposure at the stage of maturity 
(wax ripeness) to the heat of the fire directly and then treated in a mechanical manner to exclude 
impurities and scorched crust.  
3.2 Wheat (soft wheat)  
Wheat varieties characterized by relatively soft and producer of wheat plant Triticum aestivum L.  
3.3 Durum wheat  (hard wheat)  
       Wheat varieties characterized by relatively hard and producer of wheat plant Triticum durum       
Desf .  
 
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3.4 Strange odor and / or taste  
Smell or taste that is not a characteristic  of the product.  
3.5 Foreign matters  
Any material that is out of the product .  
 
4. Requirements   
The final product shall meet the following requirements:  
4.1 The color of Freekeh is yellowish green.  
4.2 Free from unnatural color, odor , living insects and mites.  
4.3 Shall  not exceed the proportion of impurities from animal origin including dead insects 
and / or their parts to 0.1% mass / mass.  
4.4 Shall  not exceed the proportion of dry burning grain to 14%.  
4.5 Shall  not be less than the proportion of green grain in dry Freekeh for 90%.  
4.6 Free from different kinds of added colors (natural and industrial).  
4.7 Shall  not exceed the proportion of inorganic materials (such as dust, gravel) on the  
 0.5% mass / mass.  
4.8 Free from toxic weeds and seeds or their toxins such as weeds ,Darnel , Agrostemma githago 
L., Ricinus commnis L.  and Datura Spp.  with quantities which may pose  risk to human health.  
4.9 Shall  not exceed the proportion of moisture on the 14.5% mass / mass.  
4.10 Shall  not exceed the total ash content to 2.5% on a dry matter basis.  
4.11 Shall  not exceed the proportion of the other grain to 2% mass / mass in wheat  Freekeh 
and 3% mass / mass in durum wheat Freekeh.  
4.12 organic materials other than edible grain (such as exotic seeds, stems) shall  not exceed 
1.5% mass / mass.  
4.13 Alargot fungi shall  not exceed the proportion of to 0.05% mass / mass in wheat 
Freekeh or durum wheat Freekeh.  
4.14 Shall  not exceed the maximum limits for pesticide residues on those permitted 
according to Gulf standard mentioned in item (2.5).  
4.15 Shall  not exceed the maximum limits of contaminants and toxins on those allowed 
according to the GSO standard mentioned in item (2.2).  
 
5. Packaging, transport and storage   
5.1 The product shall  be packed in a healthy and appropriate containers, dry and free of defects 
and  hermetically sealed to maintain the characteristics of the product and  protect it from 
damage, contaminates and comply with gulf standard mentioned in item (2.3).  
5.2 The product shall  be stored away from moisture , direct sunlight,  any sources of contaminates 
and unwanted odors and comply with Gulf standard mentioned in item (2.4).  
 
 
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5.3 Product shall be transferred in a clean and appropriate means of transportation in  
 way that preserves the integrity of packaging deformation, pollution and unwanted odors.  
  
6. Methods of sampling According  to Standard mentioned in items  (2.12) and (2.6).  
 
7. Test methods  
- Determination of moisture according  to standard mentioned in item (2.7).  
- Estimate insect infestation according to standard mentioned in items (2.8 / 2.9 / 2.10).  
- Estimate the impurities according to standard mentioned in items (2.11).  
 
8. Labeling   
Without prejudice to what is stated in Gulf standard mentioned in item (2.1), all packag es shall 
have the labeling as follows:  
8.1 Product name and type of wheat.  
8.2 Net weight in metric system.  
8.3 Country of origin .  
8.4 Harvesting  year and expir y date.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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