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%
Top Chef: Just Desserts (season 2) and Carlos) Display piece: Red blown sugar Entremet cake: Hazelnut Dacquois, passion fruit gelee, milk jam and whipped java cream Savory bread: Focaccia with olive oil, fresh thyme and salt Bonbons: Key lime ganache and speculoos Plated dessert: Dark chocolate flourless cake, raspberry mousse, pecan streusel and milk ice cream Sally (sous chefs Vanarin and Orlando) Display piece: Chocolate with orange chocolate flowers Entremet cake: Chocolate mousee, mango vanilla cream, caramel cremeux and almond petit fours Savory bread: Parker house roll with bacon, onions and gruyere cheese Bonbons: Salted caramel milk chocolate Plated dessert: White chocolate espresso mousse, chocolate cremeux,