GB/T 15109-2021Terminology of baijiu industry (English PDF)
白酒工业术语
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
May 21, 2021
Implementation date
June 1, 2022
Scope
GB/T 15109-2021 is the English-translated version of 白酒工业术语.
GB/T 15109-2021 is the Chinese national standard on terminology of baijiu industry, 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 21 May 2021 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China, and has been in force since 1 June 2022. Classification: ICS 67.160.10, CCS X61. 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.
Document preview — GB/T 15109-2021
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 67.160.10
- Classification
- X61
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Contents
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 3.1 Main raw materials
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 of Standardization Documents" Drafting. This document replaces GB/T 15109-2008 "Glossary of Liquor Industry". Compared with GB/T 15109-2008, except for structural adjustment and editing In addition to the sexual changes, the main technical changes are as follows:
--- Added the term grain (see 3.1.1);
--- Added the term grain (see 3.1.2);
---Modified the definition of barley (see 3.1.9,
3.1.6 in the.2008 edition);
---Modified the definition of wheat bran (see 3.1.10,
3.1.7 in the.2008 edition);
---The term storage room has been added (see 3.2.1.4);
---The term fermentation tank has been added (see 3.2.2.3);
--- Added the term retort machine (see 3.2.3.2);
---Modified the definition of Jiuhai (see 3.2.4.3,
3.2.4.3 of the.2008 edition);
---Modified the definition of saccharification starter (see 3.3.1,
1 Scope
GB/T 15109-2021 is the Chinese national standard on terminology of baijiu industry, 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 21 May 2021 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China, and has been in force since 1 June 2022. Classification: ICS 67.160.10, CCS X61. 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 basic terms and definitions of the liquor industry. This document is applicable to the production, scientific research, teaching and other related fields of the liquor industry.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3.1 Main raw materials
3.1.1 Grain Raw and finished grains of cereals and legumes.
3.1.2 Cereal Seeds of gramineous herbaceous plants.
Note. Including rice, wheat, corn, sorghum, barley, barley, etc. [Source: GB 13122-2016, 2.1, with modification]
3.1.3 Sorghum;kaoliang;milo The gramineous herb cultivates the fruit of sorghum crops. The grains are red, yellow, white and other colors, and are flat ovoid.
Note. Also known as red grain, small shu millet (shsh), red stick, can be divided into waxy sorghum and non-waxy sorghum according to their grain quality. [Source: GB/T 22515-2008, 2.2.5.1, with modification]
3.1.4 Wheat Grainaceous herb cultivates the fruit of wheat. It is oval or oblong, with a deep longitudinal groove on the ventral surface.
Note. According to the different sowing seasons of wheat, it is divided into spring wheat and winter wheat; according to the grain quality and skin color of wheat grains, it is divided into hard white wheat, soft white wheat, and hard wheat. Red wheat, soft red wheat. [Source: GB/T 22515-2008, 2.2.2, with modification]
3.1.5 Maize;corn Grainaceous herb cultivates the fruit of corn. The shape of the seeds is horse tooth, triangle, near round, oblate, etc., and the color of the seed coat is mainly Yellow and white.
Note. Also known as maize, big sorghum, sticks, grains, rice, pearl rice. According to its grain shape, the grain quality is divided into horse tooth type, half horse tooth type, hard grain type, burst type and so on. [Source: GB/T 22515-2008, 2.2.3, with modification]
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Editions of GB/T 15109
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 15109-2021 | Terminology of baijiu industry | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 15109-2008 | Terminology of chinese spirits industry | previous edition | Superseded |
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