# Cacao nibs — What a food must legally contain to use its name: FDA standards of identity, in one table

For Cacao nibs, cfr section is 21 CFR 163.110; category (cfr part) is Cacao Products; composition requirements is The cacao shell content is not more than 1.75 percent by weight, calculated on an alkali free basis, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 163.110 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Standardized food:** Cacao nibs _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category (CFR part):** Cacao Products _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Composition requirements:** The cacao shell content is not more than 1.75 percent by weight, calculated on an alkali free basis _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 163.110 Cacao nibs. ( a ) Description. ( 1 ) Cacao nibs is the food prepared by removing the shell from cured, cleaned, dried, and cracked cacao beans. The cacao shell content is not more than 1.75 percent by weight, calculated on an alkali free basis

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-163

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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