The cocoa solids can be ground further into cocoa powder, which is used in the production of chocolate products. The final step in cocoa bean processing is the blending process, which involves combining different cocoa bean samples to achieve a consistent flavor and aroma in the finished chocolate product.
Does Papua New Guinea have a cocoa quality control program?
The EU-STREIT PNG Programme in collaboration with the Cocoa Board rolled out eight capacity building workshops for 470 local cocoa processors on cocoa quality control measures. The Greater Sepik region of Papua New Guinea is leading area in cocoa production in the country, but quality has been a concern compared to other cocoa producing provinces.
Is cocoa bean oil suitable for industrial applications?
All in all, the characterisations provide sufficient confirmation that the cocoa bean oil ishighly stable and suitable as an intermediate material for industrial applications such as the manufacturing of cocoa products, chocolates, phytochemicals, cosmetics, cocoa bean equivalent and others.
Can Ghana cocoa beans be used as intermediate cocoa products?
Therefore, this study extracted and characterised oil from Ghana cocoa beans toevaluate their use as intermediate cocoa products for industrial applications. The extraction process followed first-order kinetics.