| Product Category | NATURAL | ALKALIZED | |||
| Colour | Natural | Brown | Reddish Brown | Dark Red | Dark Brown |
| Product Code | JB100-11 | JB250-11 | JB350-11 | JB550-11 | JB800-11 |
| Physical and Chemical Characteristics: | |||||
| pH | 5.0-5.9 | 6.8-7.2 | 7.1-7.5 | 7.8-8.2 | 7.2-7.6 |
| Flavor | Pleasant cocoa | Pleasant cocoa | Full rounded cocoa | Strong cocoa | Strong cocoa |
| Fat Content (%) | 10 –12 | ||||
| Fineness, (%< 75µm) | 99.75min. (wet method, through 200 mesh sieve) | ||||
| Moisture (%) | 5.0 max. | ||||
| Shell Content (%) | 1.75max (Shell in Nib after Winnowing) | ||||
| Microbiological Characteristics: | |||||
| Total Plate Count / g | 3,000 max. | ||||
| Yeast & Mold / g | 50 max. | ||||
| Enterobacteriaceae / g | Negative | ||||
| Coliforms / g | Negative | ||||
| E. coli / g | Negative | ||||
| Salmonellae / 100g | Negative | ||||
| Lipase Activity | Negative |