ISO 8460:1987
Instant coffee; Determination of free-flow and compacted bulk densities

Standard No.

ISO 8460:1987

Release Date

1987

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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ISO 8460:1987

Scope

The principle of the determination of the fee-flow bulk density consists in pouring a sample through a specified funnel into a specified receptacle of known volume and weighing the contents of the receptacle. In order to determine the compacted bulk density a volume of a given mass of the product shall be measured after a fixed number of taps (usually 300) in a tapping volumeter. Three figures show suitable apparatus.

ISO 8460:1987 history

• 1987 ISO 8460:1987 Instant coffee; Determination of free-flow and compacted bulk densities