GB/T 20705-2023Quality requirement for cocoa mass and cocoa cake (English PDF)
可可液块及可可饼块质量要求
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
August 6, 2023
Implementation date
March 1, 2024
Scope
GB/T 20705-2023 is the English-translated version of 可可液块及可可饼块质量要求.
GB/T 20705-2023 sets the Chinese quality requirements for cocoa mass and cocoa cake. It covers the product classification, the raw material, the technical requirements, the inspection methods, the inspection rules and the judgement rules, together with labelling and marking, packaging, storage and transport.
Cocoa cake is divided by process into natural and alkalised cake, the alkalised cake being heavily or lightly alkalised, and by cocoa butter content into high fat, medium fat and low fat.
For the raw material the document fixes the cocoa nib: shell and germ together not above 5% on non-fat dry matter, or shell alone not above 1.75%. It applies to the production and inspection of cocoa mass and cocoa cake.
It replaces GB/T 20705-2006, was issued on 6 August 2023 and has applied since 1 March 2024.
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National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 67.140.30
- Classification
- X 24
- Replacing
- GB/T 20705-2006
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative reference documents
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Product categories
- 5 Raw materials
Foreword
This document is a recommended national standard for food quality. This document is in accordance with GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Standards" Drafting in accordance with the Rules for the Structure and Drafting of Standardized Documents.
This document stipulates technical requirements related to food quality. Food safety-related requirements can be found in relevant laws, regulations, policies and food safety standards. document.
This document replaces GB/T 20705-2006 "Cocoa liquor and cocoa cake mass". Compared with GB/T 20705-2006, except for editorial revisions The main technical content changes are as follows.
---Modified the definition of cocoa cake pieces (see 3.3, 2006 version of 3.3);
---Modified the requirements for "cocoa nibs" in raw materials (see Chapter 5, 5.1 of the 2006 edition);
---Modified the "ash content" value in the physical and chemical indicators (see Table 2, Table 2 of the 2006 version);
---Delete the "total arsenic and microbial requirements" in the technical requirements (see 5.4 of the 2006 edition);
---Added net content requirements in technical requirements (see 6.3);
---Added net content requirements in the inspection method (see 7.8);
---Added batches in inspection rules (see 8.1.1);
---Modified the statement of judgment and re-inspection requirements (see Chapter 9, Chapter 7 of the 2006 edition);
---Modified the statement of labeling and marking requirements (see Chapter 10, Chapter 8 of the 2006 edition);
---Added the content of "packaging", "storage" and "transportation" (see Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13);
--- Added the determination of the content of cocoa shell and germ in cocoa nibs in Appendix A (see Appendix A);
---Added appendix C fineness determination method (see appendix C);
---Added Appendix D pH measurement method (see Appendix D).
1 Scope
This document stipulates the product classification, raw materials, technical requirements, inspection methods, inspection rules, judgment rules, and standards for cocoa liquid and cocoa cake pieces. Signing and marking, packaging, storage, transportation and other quality requirements.
This document applies to the production and inspection of cocoa liquor and cocoa cake.
2 Normative reference documents
The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, the dated quotations For undated referenced documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated referenced documents, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 191 Packaging, storage and transportation pictorial mark
GB 5009.3 National Food Safety Standard Determination of Moisture in Foods
GB 5009.4 National Food Safety Standard Determination of Ash in Food
GB 5009.6-2016 National Food Safety Standard Determination of Fat in Foods
JJF 1070 Measurement and Inspection Rules for Net Content of Quantitatively Packaged Goods
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1 Cocoa nib
Products made from cocoa beans as raw materials through cleaning, screening, roasting, shelling and other processes.
3.2 Cocoa mass
A product made from cocoa nibs as raw material through alkalization (or not alkalization), grinding and other processes.
3.3 Cocoa cake
Products made from cocoa nibs or cocoa liquor as raw materials through alkalization (or not alkalization), machine pressing and other processes.
4 Product categories
4.1 Cocoa cakes are divided into natural cocoa cakes and alkalized cocoa cakes according to processing technology. Alkalized cocoa cake is divided into heavy categories according to its degree of alkalization. Alkalized cocoa cake and lightly alkalized cocoa cake.
4.2 Cocoa cakes are divided into high-fat cocoa cakes, medium-fat cocoa cakes and low-fat cocoa cakes according to cocoa butter content.
5 Raw materials
Cocoa nib: The sum of the cocoa shell and germ content in the cocoa nib should not be higher than 5% based on non-fat dry matter; or the cocoa shell in the cocoa nib The content should not be higher than 1.75% based on non-alkalized dry matter.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 191Graphical symbols marking for handling and storage of packages
- GB 5009.3National food safety standard - Determination of Moisture Content in Foods
- GB 5009.4National food safety standard - Determination of Ash in Foods
- GB 5009.6-2016National food safety standard - Determination of fat in foods
- JJF 1070Rules of Metrological Testing for Net Quantity of Products in Prepackages with Fixed Content
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Editions of GB/T 20705
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 20705-2023 | Quality requirement for cocoa mass and cocoa cake | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 20705-2006 | Quality requirement for cocoa mass and cocoa cake | previous edition | Superseded |
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