Direct electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for simultaneous determination of fatty acid profile for Philippine cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao)

• Main Authors: Pua, Daniel Kei, Ng, Cindy Janine, Alba, Laurenzo De Vera
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Cacao > Philippines; Cacao beans > Philippines; Fatty acids; Mass spectrometry; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12051
• Institution: De La Salle University

Chocolate is a major commodity in the world market with consumption expected to overtake available supply by the year 2020. to address the growing need to supply quality cacao, the study aims to assess several chemical properties of locally produced cacao.Cacao beans from seven market locations (Isa...