هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعبون لدول الخليج العربية 
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GSO 05/ FDS/ .....:20 12(E)  
 
مولت الشعير  
Barley malt  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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 ألا بعذ اعخوبدهب هي هجلس إداسة الهيئت. تقديم 
 
 هيئت الخقييس لذول هجلس الخعبوى لذول الخليج العشبيت هيئت إقليويت حضن في عضىيخهب ألاجهضة 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 سقن5 
"اللجٌت الفٌيت الخليجيت لقطبع الوىاصفبث الغزائيت والضساعيت"  ببعذاد هزٍ الوىاصفت القيبسيت الخليجيت هي قبل 
(دولت ألاهبساث العشبيت الوخحذة) وقذ حن اعذاد الوششوع بعذ اسخعشاض الوىاصفبث القيبسيت العشبيت وألاجٌبيت  
والذوليت والوؤلفبث الوشجعيت راث الصلت . 
 
وقذ اعخوذث هزٍ الوىاصفت كـ (هىاصفت قيبسيت / لائحت فٌيت) خليجيت ، ورلك 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 "Gulf technical 
committee for stand ards 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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Barley malt     
1.     SCOPE  
This gulf standard applies to  the requirements to be met by barley malt includ ing packaging,  
transport ation , storage,  methods of sampling,  inspection, testing and labeling.  
 
2.       COMPLEMENTARY STANDARDS  
2.1 GSO (9 ): "Labeling of prepackaged foodstuffs".  
2.2 GSO CAC (21 ):" Principles for the Establishment and Application of  Microbiological 
Criteria for Foods".  
2.6 GSO (149):"Un bottled drinking water ".  
2.4     GSO (245):"Cereals  - sampling (as grain) ".   
2.5     GSO (382): "Maximum allowable limits of pesticides residue in agricultural and food 
products -part 1".  
2.6     GSO (383): "Maximum allowable limits of pesticides residue in agricultural and food 
products -part 2".   
2.7     GSO ISO (520):" Cereals and pulses - Determination of the mass of 1000 grains".  
2.8     GSO / ISO (712): "Cereals and its products - Determination of moisture content                               
(Reference method)  ".  
2.9    GSO (839): " Food packages – Part 1: General requirements ".  
2.10  GSO ( 4967 ): "General principles of food hygiene".  
 
3.   Definitions   
6.4 Malt  
Germinated  parley after soaked and dried under special circumstances  . 
3.2 Malt flour   
Result of grinding dried malt to an appropriate degree of smoothness  . 
6.6 Foreign  matter s  
Any visual material, including dust, not related  to product  origin.   
3.4 Enzymatic power  (diastatic power ) 
The ability of malt cereal germinated to produce a number of enzymes such as amylase 
which converts starch to sugar  . 
3.5 Kolbach Index  
An indicator on the proportion of nitrogen in the grain, and this percentage is between the 
amount of soluble nitrogen (or protein) in the grain compared to the total amount of nitrogen 
(or protein).  
 
4. Requirements   
The final product shall  meet the following requirements  : 
4.1 P roduction and storage shall comply  with the conditions contained in the standard mentioned  
in item (2.2) and item ( 2.10).  
 
 
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4.2  Water used in the germination shall comply with the standard mentioned in the item ( 2.3). 
4.3  Malt is light to bright yellow color and free from dark spots  . 
7.7  The product shall retain  its original  taste and smell  . 
4.5 The product shall be free from foreign matter and insects in all stages and remnants of  
rodents visible to the naked eye or with a power zoom lens 10 times  . 
4.6  Grain malt shall not be less than the size of 95% by weig ht of grain retained above the track 
gauge sieve 2.2 mm  . 
4.7  Foreign substances shall not exceed 0.5% by weight  . 
4.8  Broken grains shall not exceed 0.5% by weight  . 
4.9 Damaged grains shall not exceed 5% by weight the proportion of (grains that did not 
germinate as a result  of damage to the fetus or the dormancy in plants  did not exceed full  
process ).  
4.10 P esticide residues shall not exceed the maximum limits allowed acc ording to Gulf standard 
item ( 2.5) and item ( 2.6).   
4.11 The malt should match with the essential requirements described in the following table : 
 
Criteria  permissible  limit  
Moisture  5% by weight  (Max.)  
proportion of total protein  9-12% (based on dry matter ) 
pH  5.5 
Kolbach Index  (based on dry matter)  37-44%  
Thousand grain mass in grams (min .) 30 
Enzymatic power (diastatic power)  If malt is 
exposed to high temperature (minimum) ° L   85 
 
5. Packaging, transport and storage  
8.4 The product shall  be packed in healthy,  suitable, dry and free of defects package’s to ensure 
protection and preservation of its natural properties and suitability for human consumption 
and comply with standard mentioned in item ( 2.9) and should not have been used in the 
transfer of any toxic or harmful materials  . 
8.5 The product shall  be transferred and stored to keep  the product away from moisture , sunlight 
, sources of pollution and unwanted odors  . 
 
6. Sampling Methods  
Samples are collected according to standard mentioned in item ( 2.4) of complementary 
references  . 
 
7. Test methods  
7.1 Moisture  is estimated according to  standard  mentioned item ( 2.8) of complementary 
references .  
7.2 The  other  tests estimated as set out in the appropriate Gulf standard adopted for  each . 
7.3 Thousand  grain mass Estimated according to the standard  mentioned item ( 2.7). 
 
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8. Labeling   
Without prejudice to GSO standard mentioned  in item (2.1), each package  shall  have  the 
following information:  
8.1 Product name: "Barley  malt".  
8.2 Net weight in metric system  . 
8.3 country of origin  . 
8.4 Appropriate handling and storage  conditions.   
8.5 Name of the manufacturer , packer and distributor or importer . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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