Finished Product Specifications |
Dark Chocolate Compound |
PARAMETER | STANDARD |
Application | Can be consumed as such or as an ingredient in food preparations |
Description | Dark Compound obtained by an processing of Cocoa solids With Sugar, Edible vegetable fat and Emulsifiers |
Colour & Appearance | Dark brown colour slab with smooth, glossy shining surface, free from fat & Sugar bloom. |
Odour & Taste | Rich Chocolate taste and aroma. |
Moisture (%) | 1.5 max, percent by mass. |
Particle size, microns | 18 – 25 µ |
Acid insoluble Ash (moisture, fat and sugar free basis) percent by weight | 0.2% max |
Total Fat | 33.5 .0± 1.5 % |
Ingredients | Sugar, edible vegetable fat, cocoa solids and Emulsifiers (E322 ). CONTAINS ADDED FALVOUR(NATURAL, NATURE IDENTICAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURINGSUBSTANCE |
Microbial parameters Total Plate Count /g Yeast & Mold / g Coliform / g li /g Salmonella / 25g Staph. Aureus / g |
5000 Max 50 Max 10 Max Absent Absent Absent |
Heavy Metals | Lead as Pb, mg/kg : 2.5 max Copper as Cu, mg/kg : 30 max Zinc as Zn , mg/kg : 50 max Cadmium as Cd, mg/kg : 1.5 max Arsenic as As, mg/kg : 1.1 max Tin as Sn , mg/kg : 250 max Mercury as Hg, mg/kg : 1.1 max Methyl mercury as Hg, mg/kg : 0.25 max |
Naturally occurring toxins | Agaric Acid, mg/kg : 100 max Hypercine, mg/kg : 1.0 max Saffrole, mg/kg :10 max Hydrocyanic Acid, mg/kg : 5 max |
PARAMETER | STANDARD |
Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2), ug/kg | 30 max |
Packing | Packed in heat sealed laminate- 500g each, 20 such slabs in one Carton, 10 kg Net. |
Shelf Life | Best before within 12 months from manufacture |
Storage | Cool and dry place. Stored on pallets and rodent free place and free from infestation and away from any goods which could taint the product |
