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History of Swiss chocolate industry, description of chocolate production process - Industry Overview
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From bean to bar.
The Swiss Association of Chocolate Manufacturers, Chocosuisse, explains the history of chocolate and reveals some of its secrets of sweet success.
From Cocoa to Finest Swiss Chocolate Cocoa is a particularly fine product of the tropics. The cocoa tree grows in the tropical regions to the north and south of the equator. Its fruits, which grow right on the trunk, are harvested twice a year and contain 20 to 30 white cocoa beans each. The beans, after being removed from the skin, are shaken into heaps, covered, and left to ferment. This causes the beans to lose their capacity to germinate, and at the same time some of the chocolate aromas begin to develop. Once they are dry, the cocoa...See the full content of this document
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