ISO 2451:2017Published

Cocoa beans — Specification and quality requirements

Fèves de cacao — Spécifications et exigences de qualité

Abstract / scope

ISO 2451:2017 specifies the requirements, classification, sampling, test methods, packaging and marking for cocoa beans.

Recommendations relating to storage and disinfestation are given as a guide in Annexes G and H respectively. Annex I is for informative purposes only and sets out a sampling procedure for preliminary quality analysis which can be adopted by agreement of all interested parties.

Life cycle

Replaces

ISO 1114:1977WithdrawnCocoa beans — Cut testInternational Standard · Published 1 Nov 1977 · ISO/TC 34/SC 18ISO 2291:1980WithdrawnCocoa beans — Determination of moisture content (Routine method)International Standard · Published 1 Dec 1980 · ISO/TC 34/SC 18ISO 2451:2014WithdrawnCocoa beans — SpecificationInternational Standard · Published 20 Oct 2014 · ISO/TC 34/SC 18