ANALYTICAL FIGURES FOR CACAO BUTTER.

Specific Gravity (at 99° C. to water at 15.5° C.).858 to .865
Melting Point32°C. to 34°C.
Titer (fatty acids)49°C. to 50°C.
Iodine Absorbed34% to 38%
Refraction (Butyro-Refractometer) at 40°C.45.6° to 46.5°
Saponification Value192 to 198
Valenta94°C. to 96°C.
Reichert Meissel Value1.0
Polenske Value0.5
Kirschner "0.5
Shrewsbury and Knapp Value14 to 15
Unsaponifiable matter0.3% to 0.8%
Mineral matter0.02% to 0.05%
Acidity (as oleic acid)0.6% to 2.0%

Although the trade in cacao butter is considerable, there were, before the war, only two countries that could really be considered as exporters of cacao butter; in other words, there were only two countries, namely, Holland and Germany, pressing out more cacao butter in the production of cocoa than they absorbed in making chocolate: