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GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION (GSO) 
 
 
 
 
 
 Final draft standard  
 
 
 
GSO       :2010 
 
   
 
 
Food For  Special Dietary Uses  
Bran bread  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by:  
Gulf technical committee for sector standard of foo d and agricultural products  
 
 
 
ICS :67.180.10  
 
 
 
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  
By the Board of DirectorsForewo rd 
 
Standardization Organization for (GCC) is a regional Organization which 
consists of National Standard Bodies of GCC member States.  
One of GCC main function is to issue Gulf Standards through specialized 
technical committees (TCs).  
GSO through the techn ical program of committee TC No. (5) 'Technical Gulf 
committee for food and agricultural products standards' has prepared the 
standard of "Food For Special Dietary Uses :Bran bread" The draft standard 
has been prepared by the state of Kuwait, after review the Arabic, foreigner and 
International standards and related complied references.  
 
This standard has been approved as Gulf technical regulation by GSO Board of 
Directors in its meeting No…./ …… held on ……/……H,        /        /    G.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 3 Food For  Special Dietary Uses  
Bran  bread  
 
1- Scope  
This Gulf Standard  Concerned with the requirements of bread with a special 
use (bran bread) used for the diet and similar to it , but do not include  bred 
for  low-calorie as a guide for diabetics  
   
2   Complementary References  
2.1 GSO 9 "Labeling of prepackaged food stuffs"  
2.2      GSO21 " Hygienic  regulation for food plants and their personnel "  
2.3     GSO 1016 “Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuff – Part 1”  
2.5     GSO 192 " food additive s that wil l be adopted by G CC 
2.6     GSO 194 "wheat flour  "  
3   Definitions  
Bran bread : food product prepared  by mixing of wheat flour and apostasy " 
soft  b ran layer "  yeast may  adde d olso one or more  from  the inhibiter  
materials  for fungus  growth  and the other basic materials which is mixed 
and  fermented well and baked in suitable conditions  .  
4 General Requirements  
4.1 water which used in making bread shall comply  to GSO149   bottled 
drinking water "  
4.2 flour  which used  shall comply to GSO  194 of wheat  Flour 
4.3 Raw mat erials used in the manufacture of bread shall comply to their own  
      gulf standards .  
4.4 Bread must be backed w ell , retaining the natural look and smell .   
4.5 Product must be free of pollution, mineral oils  
4.6 Product must be free of impurities , foreign matter, and insects and all of  
    their phases  left over  
 
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 4 4.7 propionic acid or its salts as a preservative  may aded  to increase  
      the rate of only 0.3% of the weight of the product . 
4.8 salt shall not exceed    0.1% estimated on the basis o f  total weight . 
4.9 yeast  proportion   added to the paste  shall be 1-2% 
4.10 Bran embedded in the bread mixture should not be less than 50%  
4.11 Humidity  proportion  should not exceed 32%  
4.12 The proportion of carbohydrates should  not exceed  20% are esti mated  
        on the basis  of  total matter      
4.13 Protein content must not be less than 8% are estimated on the basis  
        of  total matter  
4.14 The proportion of fiber should not be less than 11% are estimated on the  
        basis of  total matte r 
5 Microbiological Limits  
 
5.1 determination of microbiological shall be carried out according to gulf 
standard  GSO1016 state in item 3.2  
 
6   Packing and transporting  
    The following  requirements  shall be met during packaging , transportation 
and storage : 
6.1 Bread leave to cool down to room temperature before packing  
6.2 Be packaged in Polyethylene bags or  suitable  paper bags  
6.3 Packing bags  shall  be clean and dry and never be used to mobilize and do  
     not affect the  natural characteristics of bread  
6.4 transportation shall be in such a way that preserves the properties  
      of baking bread and protect it from pollution and injuries , attacking rodents ,   
      and the  transport  vehicles  should not have been  used in the transfer of  
      pestici des, fungal, or any  toxic substance or any material harmful to  public  
      health  . 
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 5 7  labeling  
Without prejudge to the requirement of  GSO9 which is mentioned in clouse 2.1  
the following information shall be declared on the label of each backage  
7.1   Product Name  
7.2   Net weight  in international units  
7.3 food Additives if used  
 
7.4  Date of Production  
7.5  Product according to Gulf standard specification No. - - - GSO  
 
8. Method  of Testing  and Examination  
8.1 Protein  Estimate :   
 According to the offi cial methods of analysis of the American Society for  
 analy sis official (AOAC) fourteenth edition number (14.103 ) 
8.2 Salt  Estimate : 
 According to the official methods of analysis of the American Society for  
analysts official (AOAC) fourteenth edition nu mber (14.099)  
8.3 Crude fiber  Estimate  
According to the official methods of analysis of the American Society for 
 analysts  official (AOAC) fourteenth edition number (14.099)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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9.TECHNICAL TERMS :  
 
 Propionic  acid                                                                 حمض البروبيونك   
 
  Yeasts                                                                                                خميرة  
 
 Mineral oil                                                                               زيوث معدنيت  
 
 Bran                                                                                                   نخبلت 
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10.Reference  
 
 
Syrian standard No. 473/1986-  
 
Egyptian standard 1074