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The draft protocols are published for broad feedback from the cocoa value chain actors, research and standard organizations. The Working Group members will continue to review the other protocols for upcoming publication indicated in the table below. Spanish and French versions are also available for download below.
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| Protocol title and objective | English | Español | Français |
Sampling of Bagged and Bulk Cocoa Beans To obtain a sample that is representative of cocoa bean lots in bags or in bulk. | download | download | download |
Measuring Cleaning Loss and Cocoa Bean Count To characterize the cocoa bean sample by: 1) Measuring and categorizing the cleaning loss and calculate the yield of clean, whole and well-formed cocoa beans, and 2) Measuring the cocoa bean count per 100g as an indicator of cocoa bean size. | download | download | download |
External Analysis and Cut Test of Cocoa Beans To assess the overall external appearance and aroma of whole and cut cocoa beans, and use this information to: 1) Characterize the bean sample, 2) Identify defective beans and exclude them from sensory evaluation due to food safety-related risks and 3) Determine suitable roasting conditions for sensory evaluation. | download | download | download |
Measuring Moisture Content To measure the moisture content of fermented and dried, unroasted cocoa beans for subsequent sensory evaluation. | download | download | download |
Roasting Cocoa Beans To carry out a standardized roasting process with the most suitable roasting conditions to express the full flavour potential of a representative sample of fermented and dried cocoa beans for processing into liquor for sensory evaluation. | download | download | download |
Breaking and Winnowing Roasted Cocoa Beans To eliminate the shells of roasted cocoa beans to obtain the nibs for further processing into cocoa liquor and chocolate for sensory evaluation. | download | download | download |
Liquefying Cocoa Nibs into Liquor To liquefy cocoa nibs into liquor (a liquid mass also called cocoa mass or cocoa paste) of small particle size with no discernible grits, for sensory evaluation. | download | download | download |
Cocoa Liquor Sensory Evaluation To describe the flavour attributes and global quality of cocoa bean samples processed into liquor, through quantitative sensory evaluation. To use an agreed common language to facilitate communication and collaboration across labs, institutions, companies and platforms along the cocoa value chain | download | download | download |
| Unroasted Cocoa Beans Sensory Evaluation | download | download | download |
| General Guidelines for Sensory Evaluation | in progress | in progress | in progress |
| Tempering & Moulding Chocolate | in progress | in progress | in progress |
| Processing Cocoa Liquor into Dark Chocolate | in progress | in progress | in progress |
| Chocolate Sensory Evaluation | in progress | in progress | in progress |
| Measuring Cocoa Butter Content | in progress | in progress | in progress |