هيئة التقييس لدول مجلس التعبون لدول الخليج العربية  
STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION FOR G.C.C (GSO)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DRAFT  
 
 
 
GSO5/DS…./2011  
 
 
 
المولاس  
MOLASSES  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT GULF STANDARD CIRCULATED 
FOR COMMENTS.  IT IS, THEREFORE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE 
AND MAY NOT BE REFERRED TO AS A GULF STANDARD 
UNTIL APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS .GSO…../…….  Gulf Standard  
 
 2 MOLASSES  
 
 
 
1- SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION  
 This standard   is concerned  in refinery  Molasses  which  is used in 
food  manufacturing . 
 
2- COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES  
2.1 GSO  9 “Labelling of prepackaged food ”. 
2.2 GSO  21 “Hygienic Regulation for Food Plants and Their   
Personnel”.  
2.3 GSO 168  “Conditions of storage facilities for dry and canned 
foodstuffs ”. 
2.4 GSO 839  “Food packages - part1 : general requirements ”. 
2.5 GSO 122  “Methods of Test for Honey”.  
2.6 GSO 147  “ honey “.  
2.7 GSO 194  “Methods of Test for Wheat Flour”.  
2.8           GSO   148 “ Sugar “  
29 GSO134  “Methods of Test for Sugar”.  
2.10 GSO  20  “Methods of Test for the Determination of Contaminating 
Metallic Elements in Foodstuffs”.  
2.11 GSO 242  “Fruit and vegetable products -determination of ethanol “ . 
2.12 GSO 842 “ Microbiology  - general guidance for enumeration of 
yeast and moulds - colony count technique at 25c. ”. 
 
3- DEFINITIONS  
 
3.1 Molasses  
               Is a  by-product of operations for the manufacture the final 
crystallization of the sugar refined cane or beet .  
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4- REQUIREMENTS  
 The following requirements shall met in Molasses.  
4.1 All materials used shall comply with the relevant Gulf standards for 
materials.  
4.2 It shall be free of foreign matters.  
4.3 It shall be free from ethyl alcohol (ethanol).  
4.4 It shall be free from insects , their fragments  and Rodents excreta  . 
4.5       It shall be dark brown in colour.  
4.6 The taste and odor shall be natural specific for molasses.  
4.7 It shall be thick  and viscous.  
4.8 Production shall be according to good manufacturing practices.  
4.9 It shall be soluble in cold or hot water.  
4.10 Moisture content shall not exceed 25%.  
4.11 Ash content shall not exceed 16%.  
4.12 Invert sugar content shall not be less than 48% of   total sugars.  
4.13 Total solids shall not be less than 7 5%. 
4.14 Contaminating metallic element content shall not exceed the 
following:  
 Arsenic  :  1.0 PPM  
 Copper  :  1.0 PPM  
 Lead  :  0.5 PPM  
4.15 Number of yeasts and moulds shall not exceed 10 cells/10 g.  
 
5- SAMPLING  
5.1 Samples shall be taken according to Gulf standard mentioned in 
item (2.6).  
 
  
 
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6- METHODS OF TEST  
 Test shall be carried out on the representative sample tak en 
according to item   ( 5.1 )  to determine its compliance with all 
testing methods.  
6.1 Determination of Moisture  
 Shall be carried out according to Gulf standard mentioned in item 
(2.9). 
6.2 Determination of Ash  
 Shall be carried out according to Gulf standard mentioned in item 
(2.9). 
6.3 Determination of Invert Sugar  
 Shall be carried out according to  Gulf standard m entioned in item 
(2.5).  
6.4 Determination of Total Solids  
 Shall be carried out according to Gulf  standard mentioned in item 
(2.5).  
6.5 Detection of Insects and Their Fragments  
 Shall be carried out according to Gulf standard mentioned in item 
(2.7).  GSO…../…….  Gulf Standard  
 
 5 6.6 Determination of Contaminating Elements  
 Shall be carried out according to Gulf standard mentioned in item 
(2.10). 
6.7 Detection of Ethanol  
 Shall be carried out according to Gulf  standard mentioned in item 
(2.11). 
6.8 Determination of Yeasts and Moulds  
 Shall be carried out according to  Gulf standard mentioned in item 
(2.12). 
 
7- PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE  
7.1 Packaging  
 The product shall be packed in clean, hygienic, suitable, sound, 
moisture proof and well sealed containers that have no effe cts on 
product properties according to Gulf standard mentioned in item 
(2.4).  
7.2 Transportation  
 It shall be carried out in such a way as to protect   the  product from 
mechanical damage and contamination.  
7.3 Storage  
 The product shall be stored under hygienic conditions in well -
ventilated stores and at a safe distance from sources of heat, 
moisture and contamination according to Gulf standard mentioned 
in item (2.2) , (2.3)  . 
 
8 - LABELLING  
 without Prejudice to provis ions of   Gulf standard   mentioned in 
item (2.1 ) .  
                    the following should be declared on the label.  
        8.1       Type of plant from which the molasses  Extracted    ( Molasses   
sugar cane, molasses sugar beet ). GSO…../…….  Gulf Standard  
 
 6 REFERENCES  
 
Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia 1982,  
U.S.A.  
 
Pearsons Chemical Analysis of Food 8th Ed. 1981.  
 
Egyptian Standard No. 989/1970.  
 
Encyclopedia of Food Technology.  Johnson, Peterson  
(1974).