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| Type of descriptor | Descriptor | Indicator |
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| Fruit characteristics | Color of unripe cocoa fruits | 1: green, 2: pigmented green, 3: red, 4: pigmented red |
| Fruit shape | 1: oblong, 2: elliptical, 4: spherical, 5: oblate |
| Apex form | 1: attenuate, 2: acute, 3: obtuse, 5: mammelate |
| Fruit surface rugosity | 0: absent, 3: slight, 5: intermediate, 7: strong |
| Basal constriction | 0: absent, 3: slight, 5: intermediate, 7: strong |
| Fruit wall thickness (cm) | 3: thin (<1.2), 5: intermediate (1.2–1.6), 7: thick (>1.6) |
| Ridge pair appearance | 3: intermediate, 5: equidistant |
| Primary furrow depth (cm) | 3: superficial (<0.5), 5: intermediate (0.5–1.0), 7: equidistant (deep) (>1.0) |
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| Seed characteristics | Cotyledon color | 1: creamy white, 2: pinkish white, 3: violet, 4: purple, 5: white |
| Seed form in the longitudinal section | 1: oblong, 2: ovate, 3: elliptical, 4: irregular |
| Seed form in the transverse section | 1: flattened, 2: intermediate, 3: rounded |
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