GHANA ORIGIN
PRODUCT | NATURAL COCOA POWDER |
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QUALITY DESCRIPTION: SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, NON-ALKALINE. FREE FROM ALL HARMFUL OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES |
ORGANALEPTIC, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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PARAMETERS | |
| APPEARANCE | FINE POWDER, FREE FROM LUMPS | |
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| COLOUR | LIGHT BROWN |
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| ODOUR AND TASTE | TYPICAL COCOA SMELL, MUST NOT TASTE MOULDY OR BURNT, NO FLAVOUR ADDITIVE |
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| MOISTURE | 4.00% (MAX) |
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| FAT | 10.00 - 12.00% |
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| PH (10% SOLUTION) | 5.20-5.60 |
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| FINENESS | 98.50% (MIN) FINENESS THROUGH A 200 MESH SEIVE (75 MICRONS) |
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| TOTAL ASH | 5.00-6.40% |
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| WATER SOLUBLE ASH | 3.00% (MAX) |
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| WATER INSOLUBLE ASH | 3.40% (MAX) |
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| ACID INSOLUBLE ASH | 0.20%(MAX) |
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| SHELL CONTENT IN NIBS | 1.75% (MAX) |
MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY
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| TOTAL PLATE COUNT | 5000 CFU PER GRAM (MAX) |
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| YEAST | 50 CPU PER GRAM (MAX) |
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| MOULDS | 50 CFU PER GRAM (MAX) |
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| ESCHERICHIA COLI | ABSENT IN 1.0G |
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| ENTEROBACTERIACEAE | ABSENT IN 1.0G |
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| SALMONELLA | ABSENT IN 1.0G |
PACKAGING
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| MATERIAL | IN A 4-PLY KRAFT PAPER BAG WITH INNER POLYTHENE LINER |
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| NET WEIGHT | 25.0KG |
STORAGE
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| CONDITIONS | STORE COOL AND DRY AT 20˚C (MAX) AT 60% RELATIVE HUMIDITY (MAX) |
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| SHELF LIFE | TWO (2) YEARS IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING WHEN STORED IN THE ABOVE STORAGE CONDITION. |