Understanding Chocolate Specifications
Organic Specifications
- Organic Unsweetened Chocolate
- Organic Chocolate Liquor
- Organic Cocoa Liquor
- Organic Cocoa Mass
- Organic 100% Chocolate
- Organic 100% Chocolate Chunks
- Organic 72% Dark Chocolate (No Added Emulsifier)
- Organic 72% Dark Chocolate Chips (No Added Emulsifier)
- Organic 70% Dark Chocolate (No Added Emulsifier)
- Organic 70% Dark Chocolate Chips (No Added Emulsifier)
- Organic 70% Dark Chocolate
- Organic 68% Dark Chocolate (No Added Emulsifier, Coconut Blossom Sweetened)
- Organic 60% Dark Chocolate
- Organic 32% Milk Chocolate
- Organic White Chocolate
- Organic White Chocolate Chips
- Organic Cocoa Butter
- Organic Dutch Cocoa Powder 10-12%
- Organic Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12%
Standard Specifications
Belgian Chocolate
- Grand Aroma Dark Chocolate
- King of the Belgians Dark Chocolate
- King of the Belgians Milk Chocolate
- King of the Belgians White Chocolate
Cocoa Powder
- Baking Cocoa Powder
- Black Cocoa Powder 10-12%
- Brown Cocoa Powder 10-12%
- Natural Cocoa Powder 10-12%
- Natural Cocoa Powder 22-24%
- Red Cocoa Powder 15-17%
- Red Cocoa Powder 20-22%
- Red Cocoa Powder 22-24%
- Unsweetened Drinking Cocoa Powder
Compound Chocolate
- Dark Compound Chocolate
- Dark Dipping Chocolate
- Milk Compound Chocolate
- White Compound Chocolate
- White Dipping Chocolate
Origin Chocolate
- Trinidad 75% Dark Chocolate
- Ecuador 74% Dark Chocolate (No Added Emulsifier)
- Vietnam 73% Dark Chocolate (No Added Emulsifier)
- Peru 70% Dark Chocolate
- Caribbean 67% Dark Chocolate
- Kumba 60% Dark Chocolate
- Peru 39% Milk Chocolate
- Hazelnut 32% Dark Chocolate
- Cocoa Butter
- Raw Cocoa Beans
Rainforest Chocolate
Rio Tigre Chocolate
Certifications & Information
- BSE and TSE Statement for Cocoa Powder
- BSE, TSE and Milk Ingredient Statement for Chocolate
- Ethical Trade Statement
- Fair Trade Cocoa Farmers Brochure
- Kosher Certifications
- Letter of Guarantee
- Melamine Statement
- Milk Pasteurization Statement
- Non-GMO Statement
- Organic Certifications
- Vanilla Extract vs Alcohol Content Statement
- Vegan Statement
Monitoring Results: Heavy Metals
Oregon state University has done research on the subject and they have an excellent article worth reading so that you can see chocolate is of much lower concern than common vegetables at the grocery store.
Lead is a naturally occurring element in all soil. All plants contain some degree of lead. Root vegetables such as carrots, beets and potatoes contain higher levels of lead than non root vegetables. Cacao is less likely to contain as much lead as root vegetables like potatoes because it is a fruit that grows on a tree. Please see below the full details.
- California Proposition 65
- PPM Calculator and Convertor to Help Understand Monitoring Results
- De-shelled Cocoa Beans