CODEX STAN 141-1983 Standard for Cocoa (Cacao) Mass (Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor) and Cocoa Cake
1. SCOPE
This standard applies to Cocoa (Cacao) Mass or Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor, and Cocoa Cake, as defined, for the use in the manufacture of cocoa and chocolate products. These products may also be sold directly to the consumer.
2. DESCRIPTIONS
2.1 COCOA (CACAO) MASS (COCOA/CHOCOLATE LIQUOR)
Cocoa (Cacao) Mass or Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor is the product obtained from cocoa nib, which is obtained from cocoa beans of merchantable quality which have been cleaned and freed from shells as thoroughly as is technically possible with/without roasting, and with/without removal or addition of any of its constituents.
2.2 COCOA CAKE
Cocoa Cake is the product obtained by partial or complete removal of fat from cocoa nib or cocoa mass.
