"Cocoa" in Forum Topics
Forum Topics
'Compound' chocolate, or 'Reconstituted' Cocoa
01/27/14 11:40:33, by Drew E
Hi- new here. I'm not totally lost and I appreciate 'bean to bar' but I'm going to be trying to mess around with compounds for a little bit. There are many factors to iron out just with regards to molding and packaging before I go buy big equipment. My goal is to make a pretty darn good bar out of dutched cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and fondant sugar. Perhaps some liquid lecithin. I've learned that so long as I use ingredients that are finer than the 45 micron level I don't need a wet grinder...
fine cocoa pricing question
11/01/11 12:55:29, by Rod dubitsky
I'm currently working with cocoa farmers in Peru and am trying to get better information on pricing. I have fragmented information for some markets, but often the information is stale and I'm not sure how reliable.I'm interesting both in FOB prices as well as Farmgate prices.Basically looking for data points (e.g. what is the premium to bulk for fine cacao in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Trinidad, etc.) And the any color on how that premium would be reflected at the farm gate level.For...
Cocoa beans at great prices
11/02/08 20:49:08, by Tom
Clay I noticed that you are selling small amounts of beans. I make chocolate at home and am interested in trying some of the origins. I was wondering if anyone else here had used them to make chocolate and what they thought about them. A little speil about what flavours to expect, heavy or light roasting, why you chose those beans to sell would be great. I can roughly gather what they would be like by experience with tasting chocolate and making using similar origins and what I have read but...
Rival Projects Both Parse Cocoa’s DNA
09/15/10 14:54:08, by Clay Gordon
Scientists say they have determined the complete DNA sequence of the tree that produces cocoa beans, an accomplishment that is expected to vastly accelerate efforts to assure a stable supply of chocolate and to make it better-tasting and healthier.But there are two separate groups vying for credit in what some might consider the research arm of a chocolate factory war.The candy maker Mars is expected to announce on Wednesday that a project it financed has essentially completed the raw...
adding cocoa butter when tempering
12/05/14 03:36:08, by Julie Lu
Hello:I am new to chocolate and just read that it's possible to add cocoa butter when tempering to make the chocolate more shiny and improve taste. Can anyone comment on whether this is a good idea? I would like to know before starting to do this in case it's wont' turn out.Thanks and have a wonderful holiday season!Julie
Colombian cocoa and coffee samples
12/08/14 15:20:35, by Rodrigo Castaneda
Greetings,Promain Ltd. is a Colombian company (www.ingesecltda.com), leader in agro-industrial technology and processes. We are currently working with international cooperation and support jointly with Tetra Tech ARD in developing new technologies for processing coffee and cocoa.Under the framework of this project we are working with five types of top quality Colombian products:1. Green Coffee,2. Roasted whole bean coffee,3. Roasted ground coffee,4. Gold fermented dry cocoa. Characterized by...
Colombian cacao and cocoa butter.
01/22/17 14:15:48, by danielle2
Hello! After 2 years of living and working in Colombia, I finally have access to some cacao and an affordable way to ship it. I have a small chocolate factory in Medellin. We are origencacao.com. I have 4 different beans that I am working with right now, all are available on a regular basis in small and large lots. I purchase directly from the farmer, indigenous tribe, or co-op. I pay above market prices for quality beans. Tumaco: These beans are from a small Co-Op of 20 families....
Single Origin Cocoa butter?
08/22/13 09:51:32, by Julie Fisher
It seems that many chocolate producers add cocoa butter to their ingredients.Since cocoa beans are approx 50% fat (cocoa butter) why would you need to add extra?If you are producing a single origin bar, shouldn't this cocoa butter also be from the same origin?Why then are there NO single origin cocoa butters available?
Visiting a cocoa plantation in Peru
08/21/13 10:57:59, by Astrid Helm
Hi!I have always wanted to visit a cocoa plantation and find out how it grows, walk around between the cocoa trees and see how the fermentation process is done.This year (in September to be exact) I'm going to travel to Peru hope to get the chance to visit one of those farms.Has anyone experience with cocoa plantations in Peru? I don't speak Spanish and couldn't get any information in English about where the farms would be located and if it's possible to just go there and take a look.I would...
cocoa beans hazardous food
04/11/13 16:27:39, by Ruth
Does anyone know if cocoa beans are considered a potentially hazardous food product?
WTB - HQ ECUADORIAN COCOA BEANS - Houston TX
01/07/17 06:46:06, by Tony.n
Hello, I am looking to source high quality Arriba Nacional cacao beans. I am located in the Houston, TX metro area. Please contact me at: tony.najjar@xocolla.com