IS 8676 : 1977 Specification for Edible Coconut Flour (Solvent Extracted)

1 Scope

1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods ofsampling and test for edible coconut flour obtained from freshcoconut kernels or dried copra either by expelling (screw-pressing)followed by solvent extraction, or by direct solvent-extraction(dry process) or alternatively by direct wet processing of freshkernels (wet process).

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 460 :1962Specification for test sieves

IS 1070 :1977Specification for water for general laboratoryuse

IS 2491 :1972Code for hygienic conditions for foodprocessing units

IS 5315 :1969Methods of sampling for milled cereals andpulses products

IS 7874 : Part I :1975 Methods of test for animal feeds andfeedingstuffs:Part I General methods