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Independent Lab Test Results

by Shaa Taylor on June 28, 2026
last updated: June 28, 2026

Every batch of our ceremonial cacao is independently tested by an accredited Peruvian laboratory before it leaves Peru. Results are published here in full, exactly as issued by the laboratory.

Sociedad de Asesoramiento Técnico S.A.C.

Laboratorio de Ensayo Acreditado por INACAL-DA

Jr. Almirante Guisse N° 2580–2586, Lima 14, Perú
E-mail: satperu@satperu.com  ·  Web: www.satperu.com  ·  Tel: 206-9280

Accreditation INACAL-DA
Laboratorio de Ensayo Registro N° LE-009

Laboratory Test Reports — Batch 000020

Requested by Sacred Earth Community
Address Suite 506, 89–91 Dalley St, Mullumbimby NSW 2482, Australia
Date of receipt 23 October 2025
Date of analysis 24 October 2025
Report date 29 November 2025
Application N° SDT-13706-2025
Form reference F-DT-22/5ta.Rev1/Dic.22
Analyst contact Carla Quispe  ·  m**********6@gmail.com

Sample identification

Product Pure Cacao Paste ("Ceremonial Cacao")
Origin 100% organic whole bean, Valle Palma Real, Perú
Batch number 000020
Best before 10 October 2027
Status / condition Block product / room temperature
Quantity tested 200 g

Report 1 — Microbiology

Test Report N° DT-06049-01-2025
Test / service Unit Result Status
Fungi: Mould numbering cfu/g <10 Pass
Salmonella detection /25 g Absence Pass

Test methods

Fungi: Mould numbering ICMSF (1983) Vol. 1, 2nd Ed., pp. 166–167. Counting of moulds and yeasts by plate seeding in the entire medium. Reprint 2000, Ed. Acribia (Spanish translation of original 1978 version).
Salmonella detection ICMSF (1983) Microorganisms in Food, pp. 169–178, Items I, II and III. Salmonella isolation; biochemical and serological identification. Reprint 2000, Ed. Acribia.

Report 2 — Heavy metals, mycotoxins & composition

Test Report N° DT-06049-02-2025
ℹ The methods in this report have not been accredited by INACAL-DA. All methods are validated per the cited international standards (AOAC / NOM-117-SSA1) and conducted within the accredited SAT S.A.C. facility.
Test / service Unit Result Status
Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2) ppb Not Detectable Detection limit: <5 ppb Pass
Cadmium (Cd) mg/kg 0.023 Pass
Lead (Pb) mg/kg <0.07 Limit of detection: 0.07 mg/kg Pass
Moisture g/100g 2.43 Reference
Cacao butter (fat content) g/100g 53.18 Reference

Test methods

Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2) AOAC 968.22, 22nd Ed. (2023) — Validated method. Aflatoxins in peanuts and peanut products. CB Method.
Cadmium / Lead NOM-117-SSA1 (1994) Items 7.1.1 and 9 — Determination of cadmium, arsenic, lead, tin, copper, iron, zinc, and mercury in food, drinking water, and purified water by atomic absorption spectrometry.
Cacao butter (fat) AOAC 963.15, 22nd Ed. (2023) — Fat in cacao products.
Moisture AOAC 931.04, 22nd Ed. (2023) — Loss on drying (moisture) in cacao products.
Test reports issued based on results obtained in the SAT S.A.C. laboratory. Valid only for the sample provided. These reports should not be used as Certificates of Conformity. Any partial reproduction of these reports without the written authorisation of SAT S.A.C. is absolutely prohibited. Documents are valid only in original.
Quím. Clotilde Huapaya Herreros Head of Technical Division
C.Q.P. N° 296
Sociedad de Asesoramiento Técnico S.A.C.

Digitally signed

Quím. María Clotilde Huapaya Herreros
30 October 2025