Howchocolateismade
Howchocolateismade
Howchocolateismade
9thGradeHumanities
HowCocoaPowderand
CocoaButterareProduced
1. PodsharvestedintheCocoaBelt(WestAfricaandotherplaces
1020northorsouthoftheequator).
2. Fermentedforfivetoeightdayspodsopenedandtheinsides
(pulpandbeans)areputintobasketscoveredinbananaleavesor
spreadonlargetraysandcoveredinbananaleaves,thendriedinthe
sunforaboutaweek.
3. Podsareroastedforflavorthenwinnowedcrackedopenandouter
shellisremovedandseparatedfromcocoapieces(nibs),nibsare
thengroundupintococoaliquor.
4. Cocoaliquoristhenheateduptoseparatethefat(cocoabutter)
andtheremainingcocoasolidsaregroundintococoapowder.
5. CocoaPowderandCocoaButter
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9thGradeHumanities
HowChocolateisProduced
1. PodsharvestedintheCocoaBelt(WestAfricaandotherplaces
1020northorsouthoftheequator).
2. Fermentedforfivetoeightdayspodsopenedandtheinsides(pulp
andbeans)areputintobasketscoveredinbananaleavesorspreadon
largetraysandcoveredinbananaleaves,thendriedinthesunfor
aboutaweek.
3. Podsareroastedforflavorthenwinnowedcrackedopenandouter
shellisremovedandseparatedfromcocoapieces(nibs),nibsare
thengroundupintococoaliquor.
4. Sugarismixedwithcocoaliquorandgrounddownsmallerand
smaller,cocoabutterandflavors(vanilla)areaddedandthemixture
becomessmooth
5. ThenexttwostepsareConchingmixing,heating,agitating,aerating
fortwentyfourhoursforavelvettextureandlessbitterflavor,and
Temperingmixingmeltedchocolateatacontrolledtemperature
untiltherightformoftinychocolatecrystalsareformed,giving
chocolateitshardappearanceandtexture
6. Thechocolateisthenmoldedandcooled.