Cocoa butter

Shake it Off: GC’s Best Milkshakes Spring has sprung, and the flowers are growing, but still, no boys in your yard. After last year’s disappointing harvest, you’re slightly worried. Will they ever bloom? Well, fear not, the Gold Coast is home an array of sumptuous, satisfying milkshakes (damn right, they’re better than yours) that suit all tastes. Whether you’re seeking decadent delights, refreshing treats, or just a good old fashioned brain freeze (drinking slowly is for squares) the Gold…

They say necessity is the mother of invention, and that's certainly true of 'Yes Bar' creator, Abigail Wald. Frustrated with always having to say “no” to her child with food allergies, she rolled up her sleeves, got into the kitchen, and created a yummy treat she could proudly say “yes” to. I had the pleasure of interviewing Abigail a few months ago. (http://itoldyouiwassick.info/2015/11/23/when-food-allergies-said-no-one-mom-said-yes-an-interview-with-yes-bar-creator-abigail-wald/). During…

Chocolate is a worldwide snack that has been around since 1400’s (Szogyi 1997). According to Albright (1997), both Cacoa and America has been discovered around the same time. Chocolate is a mixture cocoa, sugar, cocoa fat, milk fat and many other ingredients (Fao, 1992). It’s a homogeneous product sold all over the world in a billion euro industry (Badiner & Hill, 2013). Chocolate is very popular food product, according to a focus group research Monaco, Ollila and Tuorila (2004) conducted, it…

chocolate is one of the most popular food and become an indispensable part of most people's daily routine. Chocolate are semisolids suspension which consist of cocoa mass and sugar suspended in cocoa butter matrix. (Konar,2016). On the other research by Unity Scientific (2015) mentioned that chocolate is made from beans derived from the cocoa trees with the additions of sugar up to 50% in chocolate confectionary since these beans are very bitter. Sugars or sweeteners are the most importance…

variety of ingredients. The main ingredients needed to make the product are milk, sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, and soy lecithin. The chocolate and cocoa butter come from the cocoa bean. The cocoa bean comes from a cocoa tree and is grown by farmers around the equator (Barry Callebaut). After the beans are fermented and dry enough the cocoa farmers will bring them to collection centers or cocoa plantations (Barry Callebaut). Next the beans are packed into sacks and containers and shipped to…

When it comes to chocolate, there are only two options: you either love it or you are allergic to it; very few people actually dislike the aroma of chocolate. In this essay I will be taking a look at 2 texts about how chocolate is made. Text 1 is an extract from the novel “Chocolat” by Joanne Harris and text 2 is an informational and promotional piece published by www.greenandblacks.com, titled “From Bean to Bar”. Both texts talk about a passion for making chocolate, but that is where most of…

Cadbury, the worldwide pioneer in the chocolate ice cream parlor market, started in 1824 when a youthful Quaker named John Cadbury opened up a shop in Birmingham. John sold espresso, tea, drinking chocolate and cocoa at his shop. Trusting that liquor was a fundamental driver of neediness, John trusted his items may serve as an option. He additionally sold bounces and mustard. In the same way as other Quakers John had astounding guidelines for the greater part of his items. Around then in…

Neşe Ümit S005003 002- Technology behind the processing of a food product: Gummy Candy 28.12.2014 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE GUMMY CANDY Gummy candy is a type of soft confectionery that has been first produced by Hans Riegel in Germany in early 1900s. First gummy candy was in the shape of bear and it was called “dancing bear” by its inventor, Hans Riegel himself. Both the dancing bear and the gummy candy factory are called HARIBO which is an acronym for Hans Riegel, Bonn (Hartel, 2014). Turkish…

Have you ever wondered how your delicious chocolate was made? Here is the story of the most amazing factory ever built: Johnson’s Chocolate Factory. This story tells the tale of the hard work the men and women do each day inside of the factory. The Johnson Chocolate Factory was built in 1797 by a man named Aaron Johnson. When Aaron was only 18 years old, he decided to build his own business. He opened a chocolate factory because of his love for everything chocolate. In 1804, Johnson’s…

Once upon a time in the kitchen, Madison the Marshmallow was in her marshmallow bag. Chunky the Chocolate Bar was in his wrapper, and Gary the Graham Cracker was in his box. As the day went on, Madison the Marshmallow decided to go on a walk. That’s when she met Chunky the Chocolate Bar. “Hi, I’m Madison the Marshmallow. What’s your name?” “I’m Chunky the Chocolate Bar. “I was looking for someone to become friends with me.” Madison says. “Oh, cool! I’ll be friends with you. I was looking for a…