Cadmium and lead in cocoa powder and chocolate products in the US Market Part B Surveillance

Cocoa powder and chocolate products are known to sometimes contain cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from environmental origins. A convenience sample of cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and cocoa nib products was purchased at retail in the US and analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to assess Cd and Pb concentrations. Cd and Pb were evaluated in relation to the percent cocoa solids and to the reported origin of the cocoa powder and chocolate products. Cd ranged from 0.004 to 3.15 mg/kg and Pb ranged from

Keywords:

• By-product
• geographic variation
• Milk Chocolate
• Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
• Cadmium
• convenience sample
• Dark chocolate
• Food science
• geographic origin
• Chemistry

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