alkalized cocoa powder,China price supplier

1. alkalized cocoa powder

2. Specification data:

item	Natural cocoa powder
Color	brown powder
Fat Content,%	10-12
Moisture,%	5 max.
Ash,%	8max
Fineness	99 min
PH	5.0-5.8
Salmonella	negative
Yeast, cfu/g	50 max
Moulds, cfu/g	100 max
Coliforms, MPN/100g	30 max
Total plate count, cfu/g	5000 max
Pathogenic ba cteria	Negative

 

3. Physical Characteristics:
1) Fineness: 99.0 - 99.7% through 200 micron sieve
2) Appearance: Fine, free flowing brown powder
3) Flavor: Characteristic cocoa flavour
4) Color: Light brown to brown.

 

4. Chemical Characteristics :
1) Fat content: 10~12%
2) PH value: 5.0~5.8 ;5.8-6.8;6.8-7.8,7.8-9.5
3) Moisture: 5% max.
4) Ash: 10% max.

 

5. Microbiological Characteristics:

1) Total plate count: 5000cfu/g max.
2) Coliforms: 30MPN/100g max.
3) Yeast count: 50cfu/g max.
4) Mould count: 100cfu/g max.

 

6. Applications :

It is essentially used as flavor in biscuits, ice cream, dairy drinks and cakes. Apart from its use as flavor it is also used in the manufacture of coatings for confectioners or frozen desserts. cocoa powder is also consumed by the beverage industry for example for the preparation of chocolate milk.