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Cocoa and chocolate analysis
Quality control analysis on cocoa by NC Technologies elemental analysis
NC Technologies is presenting another elemental analysis application based on cocoa analysis.
Cocoa is one of the most used ingredient in the world; its usage, at both industrial and domestic levels for an impressive amount of food produced every year, implies a strong control on raw materials and their quality.
The elemental analysis on such food type can give in few times some general information about the characterization of cocoa samples. The analysis can give also immediately some important parameters like ash content or nitrogen content.
Thanks to the connection to the IRMS systems (see the ID Micro® IRMS), the isotopes ratios of Carbon and Nitrogen can be easily detected. The main application is the geographical and varietal origin. These parameters are also useful for the quality control checks, raw materials evaluations and traceability of final products.
