Category: Technology of chocolate and confectionery

Oct 06

Post Harvest of Cacao Beans

Cacao beans are the seed obtained from the pods of the plant Theobroma cacao tree. The processing of cacao beans to obtain cocoa liquor and cocoa butter and cocoa powder includes series of steps of processing.

Fig: A whole cacao pod (a), an open cacao pod before fermentation (b), fermented cacao beans (c), toasted cacao nibs (d), chocolate discs (e) [Source: https://i.pinimg.com /736x/f9/cb/93/f9cb9332834d21fd3464bcf2c9e473de.jpg
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