How are cocoa beans made?

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 Harvesting: Cocoa pods are harvested from cocoa trees when they are fully ripe, typically using machetes.

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 Pod opening: The harvested pods are split open to extract the cocoa beans from the sweet, sticky pulp inside.

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 Fermentation: Beans are placed in shallow containers and covered, fermenting for several days to develop flavor.

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Drying: Fermented beans are spread out under the sun or in drying equipment to reduce moisture content.

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Roasting: Dried beans are roasted to bring out the chocolate flavor and darken their color.

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 Cracking and winnowing: Roasted beans are cracked open, and the outer shells are removed to obtain cocoa nibs.

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Grinding: The nibs are ground into cocoa mass, which can be further processed into cocoa powder and cocoa butter.

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