OT: Chocolate

lucretia borgia · 2006-01-06T20:00:19+00:00

I am not fond of chocolate, though I will sometimes eat whitechocolate. I think I am glad now, take a look at this!CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE LIQUOR Insect filth(AOAC 965.38) Average is 60 or more insect fragments per 100 gramswhen 6 100-gram subsamples are examined OR Any 1 subsample contains 90 or more insect fragments Rodent filth(AOAC 965.38) Average is 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams in 6100-gram subsamples examined ORAny 1 subsample contains 3 or more rodent hairs Shell (AOAC 968.10-970.23) For chocolate liquor, if the shell is in excessof 2% calculated on the basis of alkali-free nibs DEFECT SOURCE: Insect fragments - post harvest and/or processinginsect infestation, Rodent hair - post harvest and/or processingcontamination with animal hair or excreta, Shell - processingcontaminationSIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------