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%
Nestlé Milk Chocolate Nestlé Milk Chocolate Nestlé Milk Chocolate was a chocolate bar consisting of milk chocolate, produced by Nestlé. Nestlé Milk Chocolate was sold in many countries around the world, including the United States and Canada. It has now been discontinued by Nestlé. According to a source, "Nestlé milk chocolate bars were first introduced in the US in 1919." Another source claims, "The original milk chocolate formula [was] invented in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1875 by Henri Nestle." According to Nestle, the bar was discontinued in 2016. Nestlé Milk Chocolate was created as a competitor to the more-established, and North American chocolate bar