
Cocoa powder is the cocoa beans (seeds) extracted from the fruit of the cocoa tree, as well as the cocoa bean chunks (usually called cocoa cakes) obtained through fermentation steps, coarsely ground and peeled, as well as the powder obtained after defatting and crushing the cocoa cakes. Cocoa powder is divided into high fat cocoa powder, medium fat cocoa powder, and low fat cocoa powder according to its fat content; It is divided into natural powder and alkaline powder according to different processing methods. Cocoa powder has a strong cocoa aroma and can be used for high-end chocolate and ice cream. Candy, pastries, and other foods containing cocoa.




ITEM | SPECIFICATION | ITEM | SPECIFICATION |
Product Name | Cocoa powder | Latin Name | Cacao(Cocoa) |
Type | Plant extract | Appearance | Brown powder |
Part of use | Fruit | Odor | Characteristic |
Particle size | 100% pass through 80 mesh sieve | ||
TESTS | |||
Loss on drying(5h at105°C) | ≤5.0% | Ash(3h at 600°C) | ≤5.0% |
Residual Solvents | Eur. Pharm. 2000 | Total Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm |
Plumbum | ≤2ppm | Arsenic(as AS2O3) | ≤2ppm |
Microbial | |||
Total bacterial count | Max.1000cfu/g | Yeast & Mould | Max.100cfu/g |
Escherichia coli | Negative | Salmonella | Negative |

