Reaffirmed 2023

1. SCOPE

This standard prescribes the grades, requirements and methods of sampling and test for guar gum, food grade, obtained by grinding the endosperm of Cyamopsis tetragonolobus (Linn) Taub, (Fam, Leguminosae).

2. REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of these standards.

460 (Part 2) : 1985 Test sieves: Part 2 perforated plate test sieves

1070 : 1992 Reagent grade water (third revision )

1699 : 1994 Methods of sampling and test for food colours

2491 : 2013 Food hygiene — General principles — Code of practice

5402 : 2012/ISO 4833 : 2003 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of micro-organisms — Colony count technique at 30°C by pour plate technique (second revision)

5887 Methods for detection of bacteria responsible for food poisoning:

(Part 1) : 1976 Isolation, identification and enumeration of Escherichia coli (first revision)

(Part 3) : 1999 General guidance on methods for detection of Salmonella (second revision)

7219 : 1973 Method for determination of proteins in foods and feed ingredients

7928 : 1992 Alginic acid, food grade (first revision)

9505 : 1980 Monosodium L-glutamate, food grade

16069 (Part 2) : 2013 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of yeasts and moulds: Part 2 Colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95