GB/T 13208-2024General quality requirements for canned asparagus (English PDF)

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part

1.Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting. This document specifies the technical requirements for food quality. For food safety requirements, please refer to relevant laws, regulations, policies and food safety standards. document. This document replaces GB/T 13208-2008 "Canned Asparagus". Compared with GB/T 13208-2008, except for structural adjustments and editorial changes, In addition to the above, the main technical changes are as follows:

a) The definition of canned asparagus has been changed, and the terms and definitions of "hollow asparagus", "fibrous asparagus", "deformed asparagus" and "defective asparagus" have been added (see Section

3 Chapter 3 of the.2008 edition);

b) The product classification and code have been changed (see Chapter 4, Chapter 4 of the.2008 edition);

c) The requirements for raw and auxiliary materials have been changed (see 5.1,

5.1 of the.2008 edition);

d) The sensory requirements have been changed (see 5.2,

5.2 of the.2008 edition);

e) The requirements for solid content, sodium chloride content and net content in the physical and chemical indicators have been changed, and the food safety indicator requirements have been deleted. (See 5.3, 5.4, 5.3, 5.4,

5.5 of the.2008 edition);

f) Deleted the "defect" requirement (see

5.6 of the.2008 edition);

g) The test methods have been changed, and the test methods for crumbs in soup and food safety have been deleted (see 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8);

1 Scope

GB/T 13208-2024 is the Chinese national standard on general quality requirements for canned asparagus, in the field of food technology. The /T suffix marks it as a recommended standard: it is not compulsory by itself, but it becomes binding as soon as a contract, a tender or a customer specification calls it up - which in practice is how most foreign buyers meet it. It was issued on 28 November 2024 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China, and has been in force since 1 December 2025. Classification: ICS 67.080.20, CCS X77. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the issuing body are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are in the document itself, which is delivered complete in English translation.

This document specifies the raw and auxiliary materials, sensory requirements, physical and chemical indicators and other requirements and inspection rules for canned asparagus, as well as the labeling, packaging, marking, The contents of transportation and storage describe the corresponding test methods and provide product classification and codes for the convenience of technical regulations. This document applies to the production, inspection and sale of canned asparagus.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document. For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to This document.

GB 5009.44 National Food Safety Standard Determination of Chloride in Food GB/T 5461 Edible Salt

GB/T 10786 Inspection methods for canned foods QB/T 1006 Canned Food Inspection Rules QB/T 4631 Canned food packaging, labeling, transportation and storage

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Canned asparagus Hide food.

3.2 Hollow shoots holowasparagus Asparagus has a hollow center at the base and is hard but still edible. [Source: SN/T 0626.3-2015, 3.8.2, modified]

3.3 Fibrosis fibrousasparagus Asparagus that is firm and fibrous but still edible.

3.4 Deformed asparagus Asparagus with abnormal morphology such as bent, curled, flat, cracked or broken stems due to poor growth of raw materials.

3.5 Defective bamboo shoots damagedasparagus Asparagus with slight discoloration, mechanical damage, or insect damage that is still edible.