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| Product Code | Material | Matrix | Approx. Size |
|---|---|---|---|
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FCCE2-FAT7QC
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T06101QC |
Cocoa Butter |
50g |
Benz[a]anthracene, Chrysene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, PAH4 (sum)
10/06/2024
Cocoa butter is used within a large amount of processed foodstuffs, such as chocolate. And is itself a processed foodstuff, which can be easily contaminated when poor cocoa processing practises are utilised.
Cocoa butter inherently contains a high proportion of saturated fats, derived from stearic and palmitic acids. With high levels of saturated fats it is increasingly important to provide accurate quantification of these levels, to satisfy regulators. This satisfaction of regulators is not just exclusive to saturated fat levels, but also contaminants, including Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).
PAHs are a group of chemicals that can be formed by burning oils, which can be increasingly more likely to be formed as butters and oils are used within foodstuffs. The food processing process also offers large opportunities for PAHs to be formed within foodstuffs. As such effective testing should be used to control and identify quickly any high levels of PAHs within processed foodstuffs.
Quality Control Materials can aid this process tremendously. The use of quality control materials within overall quality control processes can maintain high quality testing for large amount of time, informing methods and providing test materials from which to train staff on new processes or protocols.
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