Microbiological examination of cocoa powder.
Total aerobic plate counts of 36 cocoa powders ranged from 100 to 27,000 per g, with 86% having counts of less than 9,300 per g. Bacillus and Micrococcus were the only genera identified.
D001407:Bacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002099:Cacao; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data