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

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.

- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 163.113 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Standardized food:** Cocoa _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category (CFR part):** Cacao Products _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Composition requirements:** the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What separates it from neighbours:** the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-163.112> § 163.112 , except that the cacao fat content is less than 22 percent, but not less than 10 percent by weight

## 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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