Cocoa
For Cocoa, cfr section is 21 CFR 163.113; category (cfr part) is Cacao Products; composition requirements is the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight; what separates it from neighbours is the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11; source re-checked 2026-10-16.
- CFR section
- 21 CFR 163.113 our reading
- Standardized food
- Cocoa verified
- Category (CFR part)
- Cacao Products
- Composition requirements
- the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight verified
- What separates it from neighbours
- the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
§ 163.113 Cocoa. (a) Description. Cocoa is the food that conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label declaration of ingredients for breakfast cocoa in § 163.112, except that the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-163