Polvere di Cacao
La Polvere di cacao è comunemente utilizzata nella preparazione di creme e surrogati ma anche nei preparati per gelati, nei budini, nei biscotti e (forse veramente in pochi lo sanno) anche nelle sigarette.
Trattiamo Polvere di Cacao:
- Magra e Grassa (10/12 % – 20/22 % – 22/24 %).
- Naturale o Potassata, di produzione europea (Olanda, Germania) o prodotta alle origini.
- Polveri Rosse o Polveri Marroni
- Biologica – Fairtrade – Rainforest Alliance – UTZ – Kosher.
- In sacchi da 25 kg, in sacchetti da 5 kg, in buste da 250 g, in Big Bags od in Bulk.
Vi riportiamo come esempio le caratteristiche standard di una polvere di cacao 10/12 naturale:
PRODUCT DEFINITION
| Product name and code | Cocoa Powder 10/12 Natural |
| Production method Short description of the process/production method used to produce the product/ingredient/raw material | Cocoa powder is produced from the cocoa liquor, obtained after the mechanical extraction of the cocoa butter. The cocoa powder is supplied to the customer in stainless steel tanker trucks or packed in bags of 25 kilos, in big-bags of 800 kilos or in 5 kilos smaller bags. |
BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN
Name of plant or animal the product/ingredient is derived from (directly or indirectly)
| Cocoa powder | 100% | Theobroma Cacao L. |
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND SENSORIAL CHARACTERISTIC
| Parameter | Standard value | Tolerance / Max. value |
| Moisture Content | Max. 4,5 % | |
| Fat Content (cocoa butter) | 10 – 12 % | |
| PH Value | 5,7 | ± 0,3 |
| Fineness | 99,7 % | ± 0,3 |
| Shell Content | Max. 1,75 % | |
| Ashes Content | Max. 7 % |
MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIFICATION
| Parameter | Standard value | Tolerance / Max. value |
| Total Plate Count | Max. 5000 cfu/g | |
| Yeasts & Moulds | Max. 50 cfu/g | |
| Iron | 30 mg | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | < 10 /g | |
| E. Coli | < 10/g | |
| Salmonella | Absent /100g |
NUTRITION INFORMATION / 100 g
| Energy (kcal) | 273 |
| Energy (kJ) | 1142 |
| Protein (g) | 28,1 g |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 14,5 |
| of which sugars (g) | 0,3 g |
| of which starch (g) | 14,2 g |
| Fat (g) | 11,0 g |
| of which saturates (g) | 6,9 g |
| of which mono unsaturates (g) | 3,7 g |
| of which poly unsaturates (g) | 0,3 g |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 34,7 g |
| Cholesterol | /g |
| Theobromin | 2,6 g |
| Caffeine | 0,2 g |
| Minerals | 2,7 g |
| Sodium | 20 mg |
| Calcium | 131 mg |
| Potassium | 1990 mg |
| Magnesium | 600 mg |