Product

Product Name     : COCOA butter

Batch no               : BA/BT/FM-06-1201221

Mfg. Date             : 12 Jan 2022

Expiry Date         : 11 Dec 2024

CAS No                 :

Botanical name  : Theobroma cacao 

INCI name           : Theobroma cacao (Cocoa)Seed Butter

Date of retest       : 11 Dec 2022

 

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Test Method

Result

Appearance

White to off-white yellowish soft semisolid fat.

Visual and Sensory

Complies

Odour

Almost odourless

Sensory

Complies

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in costametic & vegetable

CL-QC-016-010

Complies

Physical Characteristic

 

 

 

Refractive index @ 20 oC

1.452 to 1.496

BA-QC-016-008

1.463

Acid value

NMT 4.0mgKOH/gm

BA-QC-016-001

0.30

Iodine value

31 to 44

BA-QC-016-003

36

Melting point

30 to 36 °C

BA-QC-016-047

32

Peroxide value

5 max

BA-QC-016-002

3.8

Saponifiable number

180 to 204

BA-QC-016-005

194

Un saponifable matter

2.0% max

BA-QC-016-006

0.25%

Free fatty acid as oleic

0.85%

 

0.001

Microbiological Analysis:

Standard Plate Count

Yeast and Mold Count

Escherichia coli

Salmonella

 

NMT 100 cfu/gm

NMT 10 cfu/gm

Absent

Absent

 

 

 

Complies

GC Assay

Palmitic acid

Stearic acid

Oileic acid

Linoleic acid

 

Max 26

28 to 62

30 to 49

2 to 16

 

 

18.26

32.25

36.25

13

 

In the mention of the above product is of standards quality.   

 

Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C