ربيةهيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج الع  
STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR GCC (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Final draft  
 
 
GSO 5/FDS …/2013 
 
     
 
المولاس المحول المستخدم في صناعة التبغ  
Inverted molases liquer for used in tobacco industry  
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by : 
 
Gulf technical committee for st andard s of food and agricultural products  
 
 
 
This document is a draft Gulf Standard circulated for comments, it is therefore, subject to 
Alteration and modification, and may not be referred it as a Gulf Standard, until approved 
by the Board of Directors.  
 
 
 
 
ICS 65.160                          GSO   STANDARD   GSO…./2013      
 
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Foreword  
 
GCC Standardization  Organization ( GSO) is a regional organization which consists of the 
National Standards Bodies of GCC member State . One of GSO main functions is to issue 
Gulf Standards .Technical regulations through specialized technical committees (  TSs) .  
GSO through the technical program of committee    TC No. )5 ) “Gulf technical committee for 
Standards of Foods and Agricultural products” has prepared this gulf standard "   by the 
Republic of Yemen .  
This standard has been prepared based on relevant  ADMO, International and National foreign  
Standards and references .  
This standard has been approved as a Gulf (Technical Regulation)  
 by GSO Board  of Directors in its meeting No. (       ) , held o n  
Inverted molases liquer for used in tobacco industry  
 
 
1.  Scope  
This standard is concerned Gulf basic requirements and the descriptive 
standards for molases  converter used in some tobacco industries . 
2.         Complementary Standards:  
2.1        GSO 9" Labeling of prepackaged food stuffs".  
2.2        GSO 21" Hygienic regulations for food plants and their personnel" .  
2.3        GSO 168" Conditions of storage facilities for dry and packed food stuffs".  
2.4        GSO 839" Food packages - Part 1: General requirements".  
3.  Definitions  
3.1       Invert Molasses : 
It’s a  solution of sugar (Cane) that output turned backward sucrose in the liquid 
from the process of separating the sugar crystals resulting from the remnants of the 
refining process that the conversion process is completed using hydrochloric acid 
and enzymes.  
4.  Requirements  
4.1      The product shall be free from any  artificial coloring or natural additives  or   any   
 foreign material, whether remnants of sugar cane  or   other s                                                                              
 (Sand -  insects - exotic plant parts).  
4.2      The total ash does not increase  than 3%.  
4.3     The total sugars  does not less than 63% and not more than 70%                      
        calculated  as reduced sugar (Inverted Sugar ).  
4.4      The number of Boume  does not less than 38  and not more than 42 at 
  20 ° C calculated as   total  solid.  
4.5      PH does not increase than10 degrees and  the volatile   acidity not more than 3 ¸% 
calculated  as acetic  acid.  
4.6   The product does not contain sugar  fixed  materials.   
4.7        The  moisture  of  product  is 27%.  
4.8        The limits of   Disaccharide  is  34% of  total sugars.  GSO STANDARD   GSO  …../201 3                                                                          
 
 
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           5.         Packaging, transportation and storage:  
 
5.1        Packaging:  
  
 Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in Items       
 (2.4), the product shall be packaged in suitable containers to keep  it and     
  protect it from any contamination lead to change its properties or its fitting 
  for human consumption.                                   
 
5.2        Transportation:  
Product trans portation shall be carried out by means of sound and clean 
means, do not previously used in transportation of any poisoning or 
harmful materials, and the transportation shall be carried out with a way do 
not lead to spoilage of the product. 
 
5.3         Storage:  
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in Items 
(2.3), the stores shall be good ventilation and far from heat and                   
contamination sources.   
     
6.         Labeling   
Without prejudice to what mentioned in Gulf Standards stated in Items 
(2.1), the following shall be declared on the label: 
6.1         Name of product.  
6.2         Name and address of the producer and his brand - if any.  
6.3         The net weight of the contents.  
6.4          Is "dedicated to industrial use"