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Standard ID GB/T 19343-2025 (GB/T19343-2025)
Description (Translated English) Quality requirement for chocolate and chocolate products, chocolate with cocoa butter alternatives and chocolate products with cocoa butter alternatives
Sector / Industry National Standard (Recommended)
Classification of Chinese Standard X33
Classification of International Standard 67.190
Word Count Estimation 18,149
Date of Issue 2025-01-24
Date of Implementation 2026-08-01
Issuing agency(ies) State Administration for Market Regulation, National Standardization Administration


GB/T 19343-2025.Quality requirements for chocolate and chocolate products, chocolate with cocoa butter substitutes and chocolate products with cocoa butter substitutes ICS 67.190 CCSX33 National Standard of the People's Republic of China Replace GB/T 19343-2016 Chocolate and chocolate products, cocoa butter substitutes Quality requirements for chocolate and cocoa butter substitute chocolate products Released on 2025-01-24 2026-08-01 implementation State Administration for Market Regulation The National Standardization Administration issued Preface This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1.Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting. This document specifies the technical requirements related to food quality. For food safety requirements, please refer to relevant laws, regulations, policies and food safety standards. document. This document replaces GB/T 19343-2016 Chocolate and chocolate products (including chocolate with cocoa butter substitutes and chocolate products with cocoa butter substitutes) Compared with GB/T 19343-2016, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows. --- Added the terms and definitions of "cocoa liquor", "cocoa cake" and "cocoa powder" (see 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4); --- Changed the definitions of "chocolate", "chocolate with cocoa butter substitute", "total cocoa solids" and "total milk solids" (see 3.6, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.3, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9 of the.2016 version); --- The term and definition of "milk fat" have been deleted (see 3.10 of the.2016 edition); --- Changed the content of "Product Classification" (see Chapter 4, Chapter 4 of the.2016 edition); --- Changed the content of "sensory requirements" (see 6.1.1, 6.2.1 of 6.1.2016 edition); --- Changed "Physical and chemical indicators" (see 6.2, 6.1.2 of the.2016 edition); --- Deleted "Safety Indicators" (see 6.1.3, 6.2.3, 7.9 of the.2016 edition); --- Added the requirements for "production and processing management" (see Chapter 7); --- Changed the requirements for “Product Naming” (see Chapter 10, Chapter 10 of the.2016 edition); --- Changed the requirements for temperature and humidity in "Storage, Transportation and Sales" (see 13.1, 13.1 of the.2016 edition); --- Changed the “Determination method of chocolate fineness” (see Appendix A, Appendix A of the.2016 edition); --- Added calculation of "cocoa butter", "total cocoa solids", "non-fat cocoa solids", "total milk solids", "milk fat" and "mass fraction" Methods (see Appendix B). Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents. This document was proposed by the China General Chamber of Commerce. This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Candy and Chocolate Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC375). This document was drafted by. China General Chamber of Commerce, Dongguan Xuji Food Co., Ltd., Mars Wrigley (Candy) Co., Ltd., Orion Food Co., Ltd., Ferrero Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Nestlé (China) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huace Pinbiao Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong Province Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering, Academy of Sciences, Jinjiang Jiafu Food Co., Ltd., Shishi Lixiang Food Co., Ltd., Golden Monkey Food Co., Ltd., Hebei Campbell Food Co., Ltd., Liante Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Blommer Chocolate Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Hershey Chocolate Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Cargill Investment (China) Co., Ltd., Barry Callebaut (Suzhou) Cocoa Co., Ltd., Godiva (Shanghai) Foods Trading Co., Ltd., Mondelez Foods Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Meiji Seika Foods Industry (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Suzhou Emma Food Industrial Co., Ltd., Tianjin Black King Kong Food Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jiayang Food Co., Ltd., Three Squirrels Co., Ltd., Cocolinna Food (Haimen) Co., Ltd., PONY Testing Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Gofesong Food Co., Ltd., Fujian Yake Food Co., Ltd., Jiao Ronglida Food Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Zhennuofan Food Co., Ltd., Buhler (Wuxi) Commercial Co., Ltd., Shanghai Nanqiao Food Co., Ltd., Blue River (Suzhou) Food Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., China Bakery and Confectionery Industry Association, China Food Food Industry Association, Tianjin Sugar, Tobacco and Alcohol Industry Association, Shanghai Microspectus Testing and Certification Co., Ltd., Juxiangyuan Health Food (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd., Guangdong Yichao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Fujian Jinjiang Kangjian Food Co., Ltd., Shanghai Qiaogongyuan Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., Suzhou Fang KAI MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED. The main drafters of this document are. Jin Xiaolei, Ma Hao, Wang Meng, Zhao Liyun, Li Yanmei, Zhan Moli, Wu Xiaoling, Gao Yufeng, Liu Dong, Weng Yanjun, Chu Chaoyang, Ma Lixue, Yu Yi, Guan Luyu, Zhao Lizhe, Tian Yannan, Zhang Chunyan, Jiang Lianlian, Zhou Jinsong, Song Junjie, Zhang Xiaofang, Deng Jingang, Chen Weiqing, Wang Sanhong, Zhang Dehua, Wang Xiujin, Mo Xuefeng, Li Pan, Zhang Xudong, Jia Jingke, Xia Haiyang, Wu Zhiming, Han Yutao, Li Qin, Zhang Bin, Wei Lili, Liu Yufang, Yang Fengli, Li Haozhe, Hu Zhigao, Lin Lujing, Zhang Chengyang, Shi Xiangyu, Zhu Weikang, Qiu Xianhui. The previous versions of this document and the documents it replaces are as follows. ---First published as GB/T 19343-2003 in.2003 and first revised in.2016; ---This is the second revision. Chocolate and chocolate products, cocoa butter substitutes Quality requirements for chocolate and cocoa butter substitute chocolate products 1 Scope This document provides the product classification of chocolate and chocolate products, cocoa butter substitute chocolate and cocoa butter substitute chocolate products, and specifies the original Auxiliary materials, technical requirements, production and processing management, inspection rules, product naming, labeling, packaging, storage and sales, and describes the corresponding inspection method. This document applies to the production, inspection and sale of chocolate and chocolate products, cocoa butter substitute chocolate and cocoa butter substitute chocolate products. 2 Normative references The contents of the following documents constitute the essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document. For referenced documents without a date, only the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document. This document. GB/T 191 Pictorial markings for packaging, storage and transportation GB 5009.3 National Food Safety Standard Determination of Water Content in Food GB/T 20705 Quality requirements for cocoa liquor and cocoa cake GB/T 20706 Cocoa powder quality requirements GB/T 20707 Cocoa butter quality requirements GB/T 23822 Candy and chocolate production quality management requirements JJF1070 Rules for the measurement and inspection of the net content of quantitatively packaged goods 3 Terms and definitions The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 3.1 Cocoa butter The product is made from cocoa beans through processes such as cleaning, screening, roasting, shelling, grinding, and machine pressing. [Source. GB/T 20707-2021, 3.1] 3.2 Cocoa mass A product made from cocoa kernels through processes such as alkalization (or non-alkalization) and grinding. [Source. GB/T 20705-2023, 3.2] 3.3 Cocoa cake A product made from cocoa kernels or cocoa liquor, through processes such as alkalization (or non-alkalization) and machine pressing. [Source. GB/T 20705-2023, 3.3] ......


GB/T 19343-2016 GB NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ICS 67.190 X 33 Replacing GB/T 19343-2003 General rule of chocolate & chocolate products (including chocolate & chocolate products with cocoa butter alternatives) 巧克力及巧克力制品(含代可可脂巧克力及代可可脂巧克力制品) ISSUED ON: AUGUST 29, 2016 IMPLEMENTED ON: SEPTEMBER 01, 2017 Issued by: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of PRC; Standardization Administration of PRC. Table of Contents Foreword ... 3  1 Scope ... 5  2 Normative references ... 5  3 Terms and definitions ... 6  4 Product classification ... 8  5 Raw materials ... 10  6 Technical requirements ... 11  7 Inspection method ... 13  8 Inspection rules ... 14  9 Judgment and re-inspection ... 15  10 Product naming ... 15  11 Labels and signs ... 15  12 Packaging ... 16  13 Storage, transportation, sales ... 16  Appendix A (Normative) Determination method of chocolate fineness ... 17  References ... 19  General rule of chocolate & chocolate products (including chocolate & chocolate products with cocoa butter alternatives) 1 Scope This standard specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, raw and auxiliary materials, technical requirements, inspection methods, inspection rules, determination and re-inspection, product naming, labeling and marking, packaging, storage and sales requirements of chocolate and chocolate products, as well as chocolate & chocolate products with cocoa butter alternatives. This standard applies to the production, inspection, sales of products, which are defined in 3.3 ~ 3.6. 2 Normative references The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including all the amendments) is applicable to this standard. GB/T 191 Packaging - Pictorial marking for handling of goods GB 317 White granulated sugar GB 2716 Hygienic standard for edible vegetable oil GB 2760 National food safety standard - Standards for uses of food additives GB 5009.3-2010 National food safety standard - Determination of moisture in foods GB 7718 National food safety standard - Standard for nutrition labelling of prepackaged foods GB 9678.2 National food safety standard - Chocolate, chocolate with cocoa butter alternatives and its products GB 11674 National food safety standard - Whey powder and whey protein powder GB 14880 National food safety standard for the use of nutritional fortification substances in foods GB 19644 National food safety standard - Milk powder GB 19646 National food safety standard - Cream, butter and anhydrous milkfat GB/T 20705 Cocoa mass and cocoa cake GB/T 20706 Cocoa powder GB/T 20707 Cocoa butter GB 25595 National food safety standard - Lactose GB 28050 National food safety standard - Nutrition label standards of pre- packaged food GB/T 31120-2014 Candy terminology GB 31621 National food safety standard - Code of hygienic practice in food business process JJF 1070 Rules of metrological testing for net quantity of products in prepackages with fixed content "Regulations on hygienic management of bulk food" Ministry of Health WFJF [2003] No.180 "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Measurement of Quantitative Packaging Commodities" Order No.75 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine 3 Terms and definitions The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 3.1 Cocoa butter A product, which is made by pure cocoa beans as raw materials, through processes such as cleaning, screening, roasting, shelling, refining, pressing. [GB/T 31120-2014, definition 3.11] 3.2 Chocolate-coated products, such as wafer chocolate, candied fruit chocolate, etc. 4.2.3 Sugar-coated chocolate products Chocolate products, which have sugar coating, such as chocolate beans. 4.2.4 Other chocolate products Chocolate products, which are not included in 4.2.1 ~ 4.2.3. 4.3 Chocolate with cocoa butter alternative 4.3.1 Black chocolate with cocoa butter alternatives A cocoa butter alternative chocolate, which is brown or brown-black, has a bitter taste of cocoa. 4.3.2 Milk chocolate with cocoa butter alternatives A cocoa butter alternative chocolate, to which dairy products are added, in brown or light brown, with cocoa and milk flavor. 4.3.3 White (flavored) chocolate with cocoa butter alternatives Cocoa butter alternative chocolate, to which no fat-free cocoa substance is added. 4.4 Chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative 4.4.1 Mixed chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative Products, which are made by mixing cocoa butter alternative chocolate with other foods, such as hazelnut chocolate with cocoa butter alternative, almond chocolate with cocoa butter alternative, etc. 4.4.2 Coated chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative Products, which use cocoa butter alternative chocolate as a coating, such as wafer chocolate with cocoa butter alternative, candied fruit chocolate with cocoa butter alternative, and so on. 4.4.3 Sugar-coated chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative Chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative, which have sugar coating, such as cocoa butter alternative chocolate beans, etc. 4.4.4 Other types of chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative Chocolate products with cocoa butter alternative, which are not included in 4.4.1 ~ 4.4.3. 5 Raw materials 5.1 Raw materials 5.1.1 Cocoa butter It shall meet the requirements of GB/T 20707. 5.1.2 Cocoa mass It shall meet the requirements of GB/T 20705. 5.1.3 Cocoa powder It shall meet the requirements of GB/T 20706. 5.1.4 White granulated sugar It shall meet the requirements of GB 317. 5.1.5 Milk powder It shall meet the requirements of GB 19644. 5.1.6 Lactose It shall meet the requirements of GB 25595. 5.1.7 Whey powder It shall meet the requirements of GB 11674. 5.1.8 Cream, butter and anhydrous milkfat It shall meet the requirements of GB 19646. 5.1.9 Vegetable oil It shall meet the requirements of GB 2716. 5.2 Other raw materials It shall comply with the requirements of relevant national standards or industry standards. 5.3 Food additives 8 Inspection rules 8.1 Exit-factory inspection 8.1.1 The products shall be inspected batch by batch, before they leave the factory. It can leave the factory, only after passing the inspection. 8.1.2 For products of the same variety in different packages, the inspection items, which are not affected by the packaging specifications and packaging forms, can be inspected together. 8.1.3 The items of exit-factory inspection include: sensory, net content, fineness, loss on drying. 8.2 Type inspection 8.2.1 For products normally produced, type inspection shall be carried out once every six months. Type inspection shall also be carried out, in any of the following situations: a) During trial production and appraisal of new products; b) After formal production, where there are major changes in raw materials and processes, which may affect the product quality; c) When production resumes after a long-term shutdown; d) Where there is a big difference between the exit-factory inspection result and the last type inspection result; e) When the relevant national quality supervision agency puts forward a request for type inspection. 8.2.2 Type inspection items are all items, which are specified in 6.1, 6.2, 10, 11.1, 11.2 of this standard. 8.3 Group-batching The products of the same shift, the same variety, the same specification, form a batch. 8.4 Sampling method and quantity Samples are randomly selected in the finished product warehouse OR on the production line. The sample size of each batch is not less than 0.5 kg. 9 Judgment and re-inspection 9.1 Judgment and re-inspection of exit-factory inspection 9.1.1 If all the inspection results meet this standard, it is judged as a qualified product. 9.1.2 If one item of the exit-factory inspection does not meet this standard, double sampling may be used for re-inspection. After the re-inspection, if there is still one item, which does not meet this standard, the batch of products is judged as unqualified. 9.2 Type inspection and re-inspection 9.2.1 If all the results of the type inspection conform to this standard, it is judged as a qualified product. 9.2.2 If there are two or less of the type inspection results, that do not meet this standard (except for pathogenic bacteria indicators), double sampling may be used for re-inspection. After the re-inspection, if there is still one item, which does not meet this standard, the batch of products is judged as unqualified. 9.2.3 If pathogenic bacteria do not meet this standard, the batch of products shall be deemed as unqualified AND shall not be re-inspected. 10 Product naming 10.1 For the products, which have cocoa butter alternatives added exceeding 5% (calculated based on the original ingredients), they shall be named as cocoa butter alternative chocolates. 10.2 For the products, which contain less than 25% chocolate ingredients, they shall not be named chocolate products. 11 Labels and signs 11.1 The label of a quantitative pre-packaged product shall comply with the provisions of GB 7718 and GB 28050. It shall mark the category or type of the product, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 4. 11.2 Dark chocolate and milk chocolate shall be marked with the percentage of total cocoa solids content. 11.3 The pictorial signs for storage and transportation shall meet the requirements of GB/T 191. Appendix A (Normative) Determination method of chocolate fineness A.1 Micrometer method A.1.1 Instruments and utensils A.1.1.1 Digital display micrometer Measuring range: 0 mm ~ 25 mm. Accuracy: 0.001 mm. A.1.1.2 Stainless steel spoon A.1.1.3 Beaker 50 mL. A.1.2 Reagents Liquid paraffin. A.1.3 Determination steps A.1.3.1 Preparation of specimen Take about 20 g of a representative sample. Put it into a 50 mL beaker. Heat it to 40 °C ~ 50 °C to melt it. Stir it evenly. Use a stainless steel spoon, to take about 5 g of the molten sample. Put it into a 50 mL beaker (or plate). Add 15 g of liquid paraffin, which was heated to about 50 °C. Mix well, until there are no clumps. The prepared specimen shall be measured within 5 minutes. A.1.3.2 Zero adjustment of micrometer Rotate the micrometer casing, to make the two measuring planes about 10 mm apart. Use a soft paper or soft cloth, to carefully wipe the measuring plane clean. Turn on the micrometer switch. Select the measurement range. Rotate the ratchet slowly, to bring the two measurement planes close. When the two measuring planes contact, the ratchet wheel slides once (a faint sliding sound is emitted). Stop rotating the ratchet wheel immediately. Press the "zero" key; the display shows "00.000 mm". ......


GB/T 19343-2003 GB NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ICS 67.190 X 33 Chocolate and chocolate products 巧克力及巧克力制品 ISSUED ON. OCTOBER 09, 2003 IMPLEMENTED ON. JULY 01, 2004 Issued by. General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Table of Contents Foreword ... 3  1 Scope .. 4  2 Normative references ... 4  3 Terms and definitions ... 5  4 Product classification ... 6  5 Technical requirements ... 6  6 Test methods .. 7  7 Label ... 8  Appendix A ... 9  Foreword The consistency between this Standard and CAC CODEX STAN 87-1981 “Chocolate” is non-equivalent. And it refers to CODEX STAN 87-1981 the eighth stage draft “The Draft Recommendation of Chocolate and Chocolate Products”. Appendix A of this Standard is normative. This Standard was jointly proposed by National Standardization Technical Committee on Food Industry and China General Chamber of Commerce. This Standard was drafted by. National Standardization Technical Committee on Food Industry, Shanghai Tangjiu (Group) Co., Ltd., China National Food Industry Association - Candy Professional Committee, and Shanghai Nutrition Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Station, Effem Foods (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dachang Children's Food Co., Ltd., Beijing Yili Food Co., Ltd., Dongguan HSU FU CHI Candy Co., Ltd., Shanghai Shenfeng Food Co., Ltd., Shanghai Southern Cheers Yizhong Foodstuffs Co., Ltd., and Jibaili (China) Food Co., Ltd. The main drafters of this Standard. Hao Yu, Wang Guojun, Wang Yanjing, Yu Yuqin, Zhang Bin, Chen Guoxing, Ling Shuguang, Ma Hao, Qian Degen, and Wu Chunzhu. Chocolate and chocolate products 1 Scope This Standard specifies the product categories, technical requirements, test methods and labeling requirements. This Standard applies to the products specified in 3.1 and 3.2; and does not apply to the products of which the additive amount of non-cocoa fat is over 5%. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, subsequent amendments (excluding corrigenda) or revisions of these publications do not apply. However, the parties who have entered into agreement based on this Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of this Standard. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document applies. GB 2760 Hygienic standards for uses of food additives GB/T 4789.4 Microbiological examination of food hygiene - Examination of salmonella GB/T 4789.5 Microbiological examination of food hygiene - Examination of shigella GB/T 4789.10 Microbiological examination of food hygiene - Examination of staphylococcus aureus GB/T 4789.11 Microbiological examination of food hygiene - Examination of streptococcus hemolyticus GB/T 5009.11 Method for determination of total arsenic in food GB/T 5009.12 Method for determination of lead in foods GB/T 5009.13 Method for determination of copper in foods GB 7718 General standard for the labelling of foods Dry matter in milk. 3.7 Milk fat Fat in milk. 4 Product classification 4.1 Chocolate 4.1.1 Black chocolate. The chocolate that is in sepia or brown-black, and has bitter taste of cocoa. 4.1.2 Milk chocolate. The chocolate that is added with dairy products, is in brown or light brown, and has the cocoa and mastic flavor. 4.1.3 White Chocolate. The chocolate that is not added with non-fat cocoa substance. 4.2 Chocolate products 4.2.1 Mixed chocolate products. products which is made of chocolate and other foods, such as hazelnut chocolate, almond chocolate. 4.2.2 Coating chocolate products. products of which the coating is chocolate, such as wafer chocolate, candied fruit chocolate. 4.2.3 Sugar coated chocolate products. products of which the outer surface is coated (smeared) with sugar, such as chocolate beans. 4.2.4 Other type of chocolate products. chocolate products that are excluded from 4.2.1 ~ 4.2.3. 5 Technical requirements 5.1 Food additives. It shall choose the food additive which is allowed by GB 2760. 5.2 Food nutritive fortifier. It shall choose the food nutritive fortifier which is allowed by GB 14880. 5.3 Appearance and sensory. It shall have the due-color, scent, taste, form of the specific chocolate and chocolate products; no odor, no visible impurities. 5.4 Additive amount of non-cocoa fat. In chocolate, the additive amount of non-cocoa vegetable fat must not be over 5%. Appendix A (normative) Determination of chocolate fineness A.1 Micrometer method A.1.1 Apparatus and appliances A.1.1.1 Digital display micrometer Measuring range. (0~25) mm; Accuracy. 0.001 mm. A.1.1.2 Stainless steel spoon A.1.1.3 Beaker 50 mL. A.1.2 Reagents Liquid paraffin. A.1.3 Determination steps A.1.3.1 Preparation of samples Take about 20g of representative samples; place into a 50mL beaker; heat to 40°C~50°C to melt; stir them uniformly. Use stainless steel spoon to take about 5g of melted samples into a 50mL beaker (or plates). Add 15g of liquid paraffin that has been heated to 50°C; Mix them uniformly, without cohesive clumps. Finish the determination of prepared samples in 5 min. A.1.3.2 Zero setting of micrometer Rotate the micrometer casing to make the distance between two measuring planes to be 10 mm; use soft paper or soft cloth to carefully wipe the measuring planes cleanly. Turn on the micrometer; select the measuring range. Rotate the ratchet slowly to let two measuring planes approach. When the two ......

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