ITEMS

NATURAL COCOA POWDER

ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER

 Physical Characteristics

Appearance

Fine, free flowing brown powder, no lumps, without feeling of rough powder between fingers.

Flavor

Natrual cocoa smell, not taste mouldy or burnt.

Normal cocoa smell, not taste mouldy or burnt.

Color

Light brown to brown

 brown to dark brown

Fineness

≥ *9.0%

≥ *9.0%

 Chemical Characteristics

Fat content

****2%, ****2%, ****4%

PH Value

5.**5.8

6.**6.8/ 7.**8.0/ 8.**9.5

Moisture

≤ 5.0

Ash

≤ 8%

≤ *1%

Microbiological Characteristics

Total plate count

≤ ***0cfu/g

Yeast count

≤ *0cfu/g

Mould count

≤ *0cfu/g

Coliforms

≤ *0MPN/**0g

Staphylococcus Aureusa

Negaitve

Shigella

Negative

Salmonella

Negative