THE Chamber of Deputies approved on Tuesday (17) a bill that regulates the minimum quantity of cocoa and its compounds in products such as chocolate and cocoa powder. According to the proposal, the The cocoa percentage should be stated on the front of the packaging., occupying at least 15% of the label areaThe approved text, with legible characters to facilitate consumer viewing, also establishes technical concepts for the main byproducts of cocoa beans used in the industry. Understanding of…cocoa paste, paste or liquor It is a product obtained from grinding roasted almonds. cocoa butter It is the fat fraction extracted from cocoa mass, while the total cocoa solids This is equivalent to the sum of cocoa butter and non-fat dry solids (cocoa mass and cocoa powder). The initiative seeks standardize the composition of cocoa-derived productsThe project aims to increase transparency for consumers and curb practices that could mislead them regarding the quality of products sold. The bill now moves to the next stages of processing before coming into effect.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.