اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻌﺎون  ﻣﺠﻠﺲ  ﻟﺪول اﻟﺘﻘﻴﻴﺲ  هﻴﺌﺔ  
GCC STANDARDIZATION ORGANIZATION 
(GSO) 
 
  
 
 
Final Draft Standard 
 
GSO 5/ FDS 848/2008 
  
 
  
  
  
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
Prepared By 
GSO Technical Committee No. 5 for st andards of food and agriculture 
products  
  
 
This document is a draft GSO Standard  circulated for comments. It is, 
therefore, subject to alteration and modification and may not be referred 
to as a GSO Standard  until approved by GSO Board Of Directors.  
   
  
  
  اﻟﻤﻨﻜﻬ  اﻻﺻﻄﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﺸﺮوﺑﺎت  ﺔﻣﺴﺎﺣﻴﻖ   
 
FLAVOURED ARTIFICIAL DRINK POWDERS 
 
 
  
 
ﺗﻘﺪﻳﻢ  
  
    اﻟﻌﺮﺑ اﻟﺨﻠ  ﻟ اﻟﺘﻌ  ﻣﺠﻠ  ﻟ اﻟﺘﻘﻴ  هﻴﺌ       ﻟﻠﻮﻃﻨﻴ  اﻷﺟﻬ  ﻋﻀ  ﻓ ﺗﻀ إﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴ  هﻴﺌ ﻴ
           ﻓﻨﻴ ﻟﺠ ﺑﻮاﺳ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻ  إﻋ اﻟﻬﻴﺌ ﻣﻬ وﻣ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴ  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ  دول ﻓﻲ واﻟﻤﻘﺎﻳﻴﺲ  ﻟﻠﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت
ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺔ  .
  
               رﻗ اﻟﻔﻨﻴ اﻟﻠﺠﻨ  ﻋﻤ ﺑﺮﻧ  ﺿ  اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴ  اﻟﺨﻠ  ﻟ اﻟﺘﻌ  ﻣﺠﻠ  ﻟ اﻟﺘﻘﻴ  هﻴﺌ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ٥وﻗﺪ "    
 اﻟﻠﺠﻨﺔ  واﻟﺰراﻋﻴ  اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﻴﺔ  اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺠﺎت  ﻗﻄﺎع ﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت  اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴﺔ  اﻟﻔﻨﻴﺔ       "  رﻗ اﻟﺨﻠﻴﺠﻴ  اﻟﻘﻴﺎﺳ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻ  ﺑﺘﺤ
848/ 1997  اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ  " اﻟﻤﻨﻜﻬ  اﻻﺻ  اﻟﻤﺸﺮوﺑﺎت  ﻣﺴﺎﺣﻴﻖ       " .    ﻣﺸ  ﺑﺈﻋ  ﻋﻤ ﺳ  ﻗﺎﻣ وﻗ
اﻟﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺔ  هﺬﻩ  .   
  
 ﺧﻠﻴﺠﻴ  ﻓﻨﻴ آﻼﺋﺤ  اﻟﻤﻮاﺻ  ه اﻋﺘﻤ  وﻗ  رﻗ اﻟﻬﻴﺌ إدارة ﻣﺠﻠ  اﺟﺘﻤ  ﻓ وذﻟ ﺔ  )   (   ﻋﻘ اﻟ ،
      ﺑﺘﺎرﻳﺦ   /   / اﻟﻤﻮاﻓﻖ  ، هـ/    /  م  .
  
  
   
 
 
Foreword  
  
Standardization Organization for GCC (G SO) 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 regulation through specialized 
technical committees(TCs ). 
GSO through the technical program of committee TC NO.5 “Gulf technical 
committee for standards of food and ag ricultural products” has updating  Gulf 
Standard 848/1997” FLAVOURED ARTIFI CIAL DRINK POWDERS” issued by 
GSO.   The draft has been prepared by Sultanate of Oman. 
 
This standard has been approved as Gulf Technical Regulation by GSO Board of 
Directors in its meeting No……../…….. held on        /    /    /    H,  /  /   G. 
  
      
  
GSO STANDARD                                                                       848/2008 
 
 
FLAVOURED ARTIFICIAL DRINK 
POWDERS 
 
 
1- SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION 
This GSO standard is concerned with flavoured artificial drink powders of fruits. 
It is not concerned with natural juice and drink powders of fruit. 
 
2- COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES 
 
2.1    GSO 9     "Labelling of Prepackaged Foods". 
2.2    GSO 21   "Hygienic Regulations for Food Plants and Their Personnel". 
2.3    GSO 22   "Methods of Test for Colouring Matter Used in Foodstuffs" 
2.4    GSO 20   "Methods for the Determination of Contaminating Metallic 
                           Elements in Foodstuffs". 2.5    GSO 180 "Methods of Sampling for Plant Baby Foods 
2.6    GSO 181 "Chemical Methods of Test for Plant Baby Foods". 
2.7    GSO 193 "Methods of Test for Wheat Flour". 
2.8    GSO  242 " Fruits& Vegetables Products –Determination of Ethanol"   
2.9    GSO 707  "Flavourings Permitted for Use in Food Products". 2.10  GSO 840  "Methods for Determination of Sweeteners Permitted for use in Food                               Products -  Part 1" 2.11 GSO 995    “Sweeteners Permitted for Use in Food Products”. 
2.12 GSO 1305  “Methods for Determinat ion of Vitamins in Plant Baby Foods”. 
2.13 GSO …..      (Codex Standard no.192) " GENERAL STANDARD FOR                                  FOOD ADDITIVES"  
 3- DEFINITIONS  
Fruit flavoured artificial drink powder: A product made from one or more of 
Artificial, natural, or identical natural fruit flavourings or combination of its with 
some permitted additive substances (5/2/4, 5/2/5). When mixed with water or 
water and sugar, it shall produce a beverage resembling fruit juice. 
 4- TYPES 
 4.1 Sweetened with sugar. 4.2 Unsweetened. 
4.3 Sweetened with artificial sweeteners. 
 
5- REQUIREMENTS  
5.1    The following characteristics shall be met in fruit flavoured artificial drink 
powder: GSO STANDARD                                                                       848/2008 
 
 
5.1.1 It shall be homogenous and free from caking. 5.1.2 It shall be free from impurities. 
5.1.3 The product shall be completely dissolved when reconstituted with specified 
amount of water while stirring constantly. 
5.1.4 Raw materials used shall comply with the relevant GSO standards. 
5.1.5 It shall be prepared under suitable hygienic conditions as stated in the GSO 
standard mentioned in 2.2. 
5.1.6 Moisture content shall not exceed 3.5% by weight for sweetened product and 
4.5% by weight for unsweetened. 
5.2 The produced drink, when dissolved in water according to the ratio declared on 
the label, shall meet the following: 
5.2.1 It shall be free from sediment, coagulated or gelatinized lumps. 
5.2.2 It shall be free from ethanol. 
5.2.3 It shall posses a flavour and colour resembling that of the natural fruit juice 
indicated. 
5.2.4     Optional materials 
5.2.4.1 Natural sugars 
             Sugar-corn sy rup-dextrose, honey i nvert sugars-etc. 
5.2.4.2 Artificial sweeteners 
Artificial sweeteners permitted for use shall comply with the GSO    
 standard mentioned in 2.11. 
5.2.4.3 Vitamins and minerals 
The following vitamins and minerals may be used in the ratios mentioned 
against each: - Folic acid ranging between 40 and 80 microgram/100 ml. 
- Thiamine ranging between 0.08 and 0.11 mg/100 ml. 
- Vitamin C ranging between 0.24 and 0.48 mg/100 ml. 
- Iron ranging between 0.56 and 0.8 mg/100 ml. 
- Potassium ranging between 100 and 200 mg/100 ml.  
5.2.5      Food additives 
   Only those additives indicated in the table below may be used for flavoured 
laban within the limits specified.      
 
5.2.5.8 Flavourings 
Flavourings shall be permitted according to the GSO standard mentioned in 2.9. 
5.2.6 The contaminating mineral elements shall not exceed the following:- 
Arsenic        0.1     ppm Copper        2.0      ppm 
Lead            0.2      ppm 
Zinc            5.0      ppm 
Tin          250.0      ppm 
 
6- SAMPLING Samples shall be taken according to the method given in the GSO standard mentioned in 2.5. GSO STANDARD                                                                       848/2008 
 
 
 
 7-       METHODS OF TEST 
7.1     Tests shall be carried out according to the following GSO standards: 
7.1.1  Impurities 
          Detection of impurities shall be carried out according to the GSO standard 
mentioned in 2.7. 
7.1.2  Moisture content 
          Moisture content shall be determined according to the GSO standard mentioned 
in 2.6. 
7.1.3  Ethanol content           Ethanol content shall be dete rmined according to the GSO standard mentioned 
in 2.8. 
7.1.4 Artificial sweeteners 
Detection of artificial sweeteners shall be carried out according to the GSO 
standard mentioned in 210. 
7.1.5 Determination of vitamins 
Vitamins shall be determined according to the GSO standard mentioned in 2.12. 
 7.1.6 Colouring matter 
          Detection of colouring matter shall be carried out according to the GSO 
standard mentioned in 2.3. 
 
7.1.7 Contaminating mineral elements          Contaminating mineral elements shall be determined according to the GSO 
standard mentioned in 2.4.  
7.2    Tests 
All required tests shall be carried out on the representative sample, taken 
according to item 6, to determine its compliance with all the items of this standard. 
 
8- LABELLING      Without prejudice to the requirements mentioned in GSO standards mentioned in 
(2.1) the following shall be declared on the container label: 
8.1 The term "Fruit Flavoured Artificial Drink Powder". 
8.2 Reconstitution ratio with water. 
8.3 Type of powder, sweetened or not sweetened. 
8.4 Amount and type of vitamins and minerals in case of enriching the powder with 
them. 
8.5 Nutrition facts( number of calories , and numbers of   grams of  protein , fat, 
carbohydrates and sugar )  per 100 g powder  
 9- PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 
 9.1 Packaging  GSO STANDARD                                                                       848/2008 
 
 
 
The product shall be packaged in clean, hygienic, suitable, hermetically sealed and 
moisture proof containers. 
 
9.2 Transportation 
Transportation shall be carried out in such a way as to protect the product from mechanical damage and contamination. 
 
9.3 Storage 
The product shall be stored in well-ventilated stores away from heat sources, 
moisture and contamination.