Cocoa solids that seven of nine commercially available cocoa powders and nibs selected for testing contained more than 0.3 µg of cadmium per serving gram; five of these products exceeded the proposed EU limit of 0.6 µg per gram. Cocoa solids Cocoa solids are a mixture of many substances remaining after cocoa butter is extracted from cacao beans. When sold as an end product, it may also be called cocoa powder or cocoa. Cocoa solids are a key ingredient of chocolate, chocolate syrup, and chocolate confections. In contrast, the fatty component of chocolate is cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is 50% to 57%
Eclat Chocolate Eclat Chocolate Éclat Chocolate is an artisanal chocolate company founded in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 2005 by Christopher Curtin. They are acknowledged most for their liquid caramels, Peruvian Pure Nacional Truffles and the "Good & Evil" collaboration bar with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert. The company is most widely known for the "Good & Evil" Bar with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert launched in 2012 after their trip to Peru with Bourdain on CNN’s “.” Éclat Chocolate currently offers five different flavors of their liquid caramels truffles: Milk Chocolate with Sea Salt, Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt, Ginger, Pear, and