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cocoa extractCocoa Extracts

cocoa extractThe genuine cocoa tree is a small and handsome evergreen tree , growing in South America and the West Indies , from 12 to 25 feet high ,and branching at the top ; when cultivated it is not allowed to grow so high The stem is erect , straight , 4 to 6 feet high ; the wood light and white; the bark thin , somewhat smooth and brownish . The seeds are numerous , compressed, 1 inch long , reddish-brown externally , dark-brown internally , and imbedded in a whitish , sweetish , buttery pulp .

This tree was extensively cultivated in Mexico , Central and South America for many years, indeed long before the discovery of America , and at one time formed the currency of the natives , who made an immense consumption of it in various ways . At present it is chiefly cultivated in Brazil , Costa Rica , Guayaquil , Ecuador , Venezuela , Peru , Guatemala the island of Trinidad and most of the other West India Island ; also in Africa , Ceylon , Samoa and other parts of the globe . .

PRODUCT NAME COCOA SEED EXTRACT
COLOUR LIGHT TO DRAK BROWN CRYSTALLINE POWDER .
ODOUR & TASTE CHARACTERISTIC
BOTANICAL NAME THEOBROMA CACAO
PLANT PART USED DRIED SEED
PARTICLE SIZE 100 % THROUGH 40 MESH
LOSS ON DRYING NMT 5%
BULK DENSITY (TAPPED) 0.3 - 0.7 g/ml
IDENTIFICATION POSITIVE FOR THEOBROMINE
ASSAY THEOBROMINE BY HPLC(AS IS) NLT 10%
MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILE
A) Total Plate Count
B) Yeast & Molds
C) Salmonella & E.Coli

: NMT 1,000 CFU/g
: NMT 100/g
: Absent
HEAVY METALS NMT 10ppm

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