Commodity: Cocoa Powder, natural and alkalized
Property: natural cocoa power: brown powder
Alkalized cocoa powder: dark brown powder
Packing and storage: Kraft paper with two inner polyethylene liner of 25kg (net)/bag. It
should be kept in a cool and dry environment.
Applications: It is essentially used as flavor in biscuits, ice cream, dairy drinks and cakes. Apart from its use as flavor it is also used in the manufacture of coatings for confectioners or frozen desserts. Cocoa powder is also consumed by the beverage industry for example for the preparation of chocolate milk.
Specification data:
item |
Natural cocoa powder |
Alkalized cocoa powder |
Color |
brown powder |
Dark brown powder |
Fat Content,% |
10-12 |
10-12 |
Moisture,% |
5 max. |
5max |
Ash,% |
8max |
12max |
Fineness |
99 min |
99min |
PH |
5.0-5.8 |
6.8-7.2 |
Salmonella |
negative |
negative |
Yeast, cfu/g |
50 max |
50 max |
Moulds, cfu/g |
100 max |
100 max |
Coliforms, MPN/100g |
30 max |
30 max |
Total plate count, cfu/g |
5000 max |
5000 max |
Pathogenic bacteria |
Negative |
Negative |