(ISO International Standard 6575 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION MEXAYHAPOAHAA OPFAHM3ALMA NO CTAHAAPTW3AUWWORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION Fenugreek, whole or ground (powdered) - Specification Fenugrec,entierouenpoudre-Spécifications First edition - 1982-12-01 UDC 664.59 Ref. No. ISO 6575-1982 (E) ISO 6575-1982 (E) Descriptors : agricultural products, spices, specifications, sampling, packages, storage. Price based on 3pages Foreword ISo (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards institutes (iso member bodies). The work of developing Inter- nationai Standards iscarried outthroughiSOtechnical committees.Everymember body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set up has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,governmental and non-governmentai, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to thememberbodiesforapprovalbeforetheiracceptanceasInternational Standardsby the Iso Council. International Standard ISO 6575 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Agricultural food products, and was circulated to the member bodies in May 1981. Australia Israel South Africa, Rep. of Brazil Kenya Sri Lanka Canada Korea, Rep. of Tanzania Czechoslovakia Mexico Turkey Egypt, Arab Rep. of Netherlands United Kingdom Ethiopia NewZealand USSR France Philippines Yugoslavia Hungary Poland India Romania Thememberbodyof thefollowing country expresseddisapproval of thedocument on technical grounds : USA International Organization for Standardization,1982 Printed in Switzerland ISO 6575-1982 (E) INTERNATIONALSTANDARD Fenugreek, whole or ground (powdered) - Specification Scope and field of application yellow to yellowish-brown in colour, the size and shape being This International Standard specifies requirements for the characteristic of the type, variety and country of origin.(The seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum Linnaeus, whole or main producing countries are those of the Mediterranean basin, ground (powdered). India, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Afghanistan.) The seeds shall not be black or green. Recommendations relating to storage and transport conditions are given in an annex. 3.2 Odour and flavour 2 References 3.2.1 The odour of freshly ground fenugreek shall be strong and pleasant witha sweet,maple-like character,somewhat ISO 927, Spices and condiments - Determination of ex- reminiscent of celery. traneous matter content. 3.2.2 The flavour of ground (powdered) fenugreek shall be ISo 928, Spices and condiments.-Determination of total ash. farinaceous and very bitter. Iso930,Spicesandcondiments- Determination of acid- insoluble ash. 3.2.3 Fenugreek shall be free from any off-flavours or other atypicaltaste,odourorflavour,particularlymustiness.Ground ISo939,Spicesandcondiments s-Determination ofmoisture (powdered) fenugreek shall be free from rancidity. content - Entrainment method. Determination of cold 3.3Freedomfrommoulds,insects,etc. ISo941,Spicesandcondiments- water-soluble extract. Fenugreek, whole or ground (powdered),shall befree from liv- ing insects and moulds, and shall be practically free from dead ISo948,Spices andcondiments-Sampling. insects, insect fragments and rodent contamination visible to ISo1208, Spices and condiments -Determination of filth the naked eye (corrected, if necessary, for abnormal vision), (Reference method).1) with such magnification as may be necessary in any particular case. If the magnification exceeds X 10, this fact shall be stated ISo2825,Spices and condiments-Preparation of a ground in the test report. sample for analysis. In cases of doubt, filth in ground (powdered) fenugreek may be determined by the method specified in ISo 1208. 3 Requirements 3.4 Extraneous matter 3.1 Description The proportion of extraneous matter in whole fenugreek, Fenugreek is constituted by dried, matur