SPECIFICATIONS FOR PREMIUM QUALITY COCOA BEANS: CONVENTIONAL
Conventional Cocoa
1. BEAN SIZE:
max 85 beans / 100g
2. HUMIDITY
max 7.5%
3. DEFECTS
max 5% (eaten by insects, mold, broken, double, flattened, or other)
4. VIOLET BEANS
max 15%
5. BLACK BEANS
(over fermented)max 5%
6. ACIDITY (FFA)
max 1%
Free of foreign scents and flavouring
Free of earth and stone
Organic Cocoa
SPECIFICATIONS FOR PREMIUM QUALITY COCOA BEANS: ORGANIC
1. BEAN SIZE:
max 85 beans / 100g
2. HUMIDITY
max 6%
3. DEFECTS
max 0% (eaten by insects, mold, broken, double, flattened, or other)
4. VIOLET BEANS
max 2%
5. BLACK BEANS (over fermented)
max 2%
6. ACIDITY (FFA)
max 0%
Free of foreign scents and flavouring
Free of earth and stone
