Grade A
Grade A cocoa is made up of lots of beans uniform, color, and dimension. Up to 10% of the beans have a deviating weight of more than 1/3 or more less of the average weight of the beans. Bean count: 95-105 Max/100g
It does not contain more than:
– 3% of moldy beans
– 3% slaty beans
– 3% of beans with other defects
Grade B
The Grade B cocoa is made up of lots of general uniform color appearance.
Beans Count: 105 – 120 beans / 100g .
It must not contain more than:
– 4% of moldy beans
– 8% slaty beans
– 6% of beans with other defects.
A) Moisture: 5.5% – 6.2% maximum
B) Foreign matters: 1.29% maximum
C) Beans count: 91 to 99 beans/kg
D) Broken beans / defective: 0.7% – 0.8% maximum
Raw. Sun Dried Cocoa Beans
moisture: 8% maximum
foreign matters: .5% maximum
bean count: 91 to 99 beans/kg
broken/defective: 0.7% – 0.8% maximum
