Chocolate

Cocoa, Chocolate Manufacturing, Equipments Required, Recipes, Industries, Market Details

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 Project Information Profile at a Glance
  • Chocolate is an ancient food, derived from the pod of the cacao tree. 
  • Chocolate contains flavonols and polyphenols, which are phytochemicals, or compounds in food that provide certain health benefits.
  • Chocolate is susceptible to temperature, external odors and flavorings, air and light, moisture, and time. 
  • The cocoa tree belongs to the genus Theobroma, meaning ‘ food of the Gods’ in Greek.
  • The cocoa tree is strictly a tropical plant, thriving only in hot, rainy climates with cultivation generally confined to areas not more than 20 degrees north or south of the equator.
  • The fat and sugar it contains will absorb surrounding odors.
  • Chocolate should be stored in a dry, odor-free place with good air circulation. 
  • Good storage practices help avoid decay, undesired features like fatbloom and sugarbloom, and help extend shelf life.
  • Chocolates and Cocoa products supply proteins, fats, Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Minerals. 
  • It's primary feature is solid at room temperature and yet melt rapidly at 37°C giving a liquid with appears smooth to the tongue. 
  • If production costs of Cocoa are reduced, there is good export potential on this front. 
  • The increasing Craze and demand for Chocolate, not only in children but the adults as well, surely provides the investor , a good market potential in the field.
  • Chocolate represents the largest sector in value terms, with sales worth around $53.66bn in 2003.

Content Headlines on CD ROM

General
  • Chocolate - Key Points
  • Chocolate Facts and Fiction
  • Catalogue - Raw Ingredients
  • Chocolate Basics, Guide
  • Chocolate & Other Milks
  • Chocolate 
  • History Highlights
  • About Chocolate
  • Taste of Chocolate
  • Chocolate - Medicine for all
  • Organic Chocolate
Cocoa
  • Cocoa Growing Conditions
  • Cocoa Production Systems
  • Cocoa and Chocolate
  • Cocoa, Chocolate World
  • Cocoa and Chocolate
  • Theobroma Cacao - Gods
  • Origin and Production
  • Cocoa Cultivation
  • Certified Organic Cacao
  • Cocoa - Cultivation, Trade and Transport
  • Growing Cocoa
Processing
  • Anhydrous Dextrose
  • Maltisorb Crystalline Maltitol
  • Chocolate & Compound Coatings
  • Compound Coating Attritors
  • Extraction of Fat form Chocolate
  • Making Chocolate - Hershey
  • Chocolate Manufacture
  • Setting - Chocolate Fountain
  • Preparing Chocolate Fondue
Industry Profile
  • Production Efficiencies -  Canada Industry
  • The Day Chocolate Company
  • Confectionery Industry
  • Dorchester & Chocolate Factory
  • Ghirardelli - Chocolate Company
  • Hershey Company - History
  • Creating Chocolate Industry
  • Irish Chocolate Company
  • Cocoa Industry
Recipes
  • Chocolate Almond Mousse
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • Chocolate Recipes
  • Date Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Good Chocolate Products
  • Toblerone Chocolate Mousse
Equipments Required, Suppliers
  • Spring - Chocolate Fountains
  • Chocolate Molding Machine
  • Enrobers and Cooling Tunnels
  • Depositors
  • Moulds, Machinery and Equipment
  • Melting and Tempering Machines
  • Chocolate World - Small Equipment
  • Additional Equipments
Standards & Reports
  • Chocolate Labeling - Report
  • Sugar-free Chocolate Reference Guide
  • Cocoa Annual Report - 2001
  • Cocoa Annual Report - 2003
  • Cocoa Smallholder - study
  • Cocoa - Report - Price Outlook
  • Fair-trade Standards - Cocoa
  • Sustainable Cocoa Standards
  • Sustainable Cocoa Standards
  • Confectionery Report - 2003
 

Regulatory Issues

  • Pleasurable or Addictive
  • Chocolate - Fact Sheet
  • Global Exchange - News
  • Economic Census - mfg from Chocolate 2002
  • Economic Census - mfg from Cacao 1997
  • Economic Census - mfg from Cacao  2002
  • Regulations - Guidance Notes
  • Chemometric Analysis
Video Files
  • Chocolate Coating - Video
  • Chocolate Bunnies - Video
  • Making in Home - Video
  • Cocoa Processing - Video
  • Bean Processing  -  Video
  • Chocolate for Eating - Video
  • Cocoa Agro forest - Video
  • Educating Farmers - Video
  • Fermentation & Drying - Video
  • Harvesting Cocoa - Video
  • Cocoa Farm - Video
  • Quality Control - Video
Market Details
  • Changes in Market
  • Business Insights
  • Cocoa - New York Trade
  • Cocoa Beans - Import and Export
  • Import - Cocoa Beans & Products
  • Cocoa Market Study
  • Confectionery Products Status -2004
  • Nigeria - Cocoa Bean Suppliers
  • Cocoa Market Outlook
  • Chocolate Flavor Suppliers- India

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