Description

SPECIFICATIONS

• Product Type Dark Brown

Physical and Chemical Characteristics:    

• pH                                 7.2 7.6
• Fat Content (%)            *0 *2
• Fineness,               (%< *5µm) *9.*5min. (wet method, through **0 mesh sieve)
• Moisture (%)          5.0 max.
• Shell Content (%)   1.*5max (Shell in Nib after Winnowing)
• Color                      Up to standard
• Flavor                     Up to standard

Microbiological Characteristics:

• Total Plate Count / g      3,**0 max.
• Yeast & Mold / g             *0 max.
• Enterobacteriaceae / g    Negative
• Coliforms / g                      Negative
• E. coli / g                             Negative
• Salmonellae / **0g             Negative

 These Cocoa powder specifications apply at the time the goods leave the factory. They are analyzed according to the methods of analysis as described in in-house testing methods.

SHELF LIFE:

 *4 months in original packaging