CHOCOLATE & COCOA MANUFACTURER

Cocoa

COCOA BUTTER
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS	NATURAL	DEODORIZED
COCOA BUTTER TYPE	CBN	CBD
MOISTURE %	MAX. 0.1
FFA %	MAX. 1.75
REFRACTIVE INDEX (40°C)%	1.456-1.459
UNSAPONIFIABLE %	MAX. 0.35
PEROXIDE VALUE (meq 0₂/kg)	0.5-3.0
IODINE VALUE (WIJS METHOD)%	32-42
SAPONIFICATION VALUE	191-198
MELTING POINT INITIATION °C	32-35
MELTING POINT COMMENCEMENT °C	33-35
STANDARD PLATE COUNT (cfu/g)	MAX. 5000
MOULD/YEAST (cfu/g)	MAX. 100
Enterobacteriaceae (cfu/g)	NEGATIVE
E.coli (cfu/g)	NEGATIVE
Salmonella (cfu/g)	NEGATIVE
ACTIVE LIPASE	NEGATIVE
AFLATOXIN B1 (ppb)	<2
AFLATOXIN B1+B2+G1+G2 (ppb)	<4
SHELF LIFE	2 YEARS
ORIGIN	GHANA AND IVORY COAST MAIN CROP BEANS
APPLICATIONS	CBN	CBD
CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONARY	*	*
COSMETICS		*