<![CDATA[Cocoa bean quality may deteriorate during postharvest handling due to variations in processing, drying, and storage. This study aims to analyze cocoa bean quality conditions, identify types and causes of defects, and examine the application of Statistical Quality Control (SQC) in quality control. This study uses a literature review method based on secondary data from scientific journals and SNI 2323:2008. Data from several studies were reviewed to identify defect types, while Pareto analysis used data from Nisa dkk (2021), which provided complete quantitative data. The causes of defects were analyzed using a cause-and-effect (fishbone) diagram. The results showed that cocoa bean defects included prongkol, broken beans, black skin, kepek, moldy beans, slaty beans, insect-damaged beans, foreign matter, and germinated beans. Pareto analysis indicated that prongkol, broken beans, and black skin were the defects with the highest percentages. The causes of defects were associated with human, material, method, and environmental factors. Quality control should therefore focus on processing, drying, and storage stages.]]>
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