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Intertek helps ensure buyers and consumers receive the correct quantity and quality of cocoa beans. Trained chemists test cocoa using modern analytical laboratories to international standards, with expertise in cocoa chemistry. Trained and professional field staff are located in key cocoa producing and processing regions of the world.
Cocoa Bean Cargo Inventory Inspection Services include:
International Cocoa Standards require cocoa beans to be fermented, dry, free from smoky beans, free from abnormal odors and free from evidence of adulteration. The cargo must be reasonably free from living insects, broken beans, fragments and pieces of shell and foreign matter and reasonably uniform in size. Cocoa cargo is graded on the basis of the count of defective beans in the cut test.
Defective Cocoa Beans should not exceed the following limits:
Cocoa Laboratory Quality Tests include:
Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Cocoa Bean Inspection and Testing.
