Process for extracting cocoa butter and cocoa cake from cocoa be

Details Process for extracting cocoa butter and cocoa cake from cocoa be Process for extracting cocoa butter and cocoa cake from cocoa be

1992-04-30

1993-10-12

Paden, Carolyn

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Processes

Separating a starting material into plural different...

426469, 426479, 426417, 426631, A23G 100

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052523497

ABSTRACT:
A process for extracting cocoa butter and cake from cocoa beans comprises cleaning a predetermined volume of cocoa beans by multiple screening and gravity separation. Subjecting the cleaned beans to heat and subsequently to cooling for a predetermined length of time to reduce the natural moisture trapped in the beans and concomitantly loosen affixed shell or hull particles surrounding the beans inner portion or nib. Passing the heated and cooled beans through a sizing station to divided the beans into different groups according to their size. Fracturing the cocoa beans along the natural fracture line of the beans inner portions or nib by passing each size group of beans in a controlled manner through centrifugal shattering unit. Separating the fractured nib and affixed hull fragments from each other. Preheating the fractured nib particles to a predetermined temperature. Compressing the preheated nib particles to extract unfiltered cocoa butter and cocoa cake. Filtering the cocoa butter to produce clean cocoa butter and fines material. Reclaiming the fines material to produce even greater nib yield from the receiving product.

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Minifie 1980 Chocolate, Cocoa and Confectonery=Science and Technology Second edition AVI Publishing Co. Inc. Westport, CT. pp. 28-59.

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