@sebastian
• 7 years ago
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Posted a response to
"Post-harvest processing for reduction of bean bitterness"
"Large processors are very often very well integrated throughout the supply chain. Hence part of the reason they're spending 10's of millions of..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Post-harvest processing for reduction of bean bitterness"
"I would say that most cocoa processors/farmers really don't understand the drivers of post harvest quality well at all - but often think they do...."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Post-harvest processing for reduction of bean bitterness"
"I'm not aware of any publicly published comprehensive information sets on this. This is a specialized area, where knowledge is developed over..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Post-harvest processing for reduction of bean bitterness"
"That, my friend, is probably a 2 week long discussion involving a great many details. The old adage of 'believe none of what you hear and half of..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Post-harvest processing for reduction of bean bitterness"
"Bitterness can be coming in from many, many reasons - i'm afraid there's no quick and easy answer to your question that one can answer briefly on a..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Looking for a quality Caribbean chocolate bar"
"You might consider contacting the governments of Trinidad/Tobago, or Jamaica as they both fund activities in this area. There's a few in grenada..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"How to make chocolate "softer""
"
You will not be able to affect the softness change with your processing only. IF (and this is a really, really BIG IF) you can control your bean..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"How to make chocolate "softer""
"You're spot on Gap! No reason to be intimidated at all - I'm not *that* terrifying...."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"How to make chocolate "softer""
"I'm going to refrain from answering as a challenge to those who have been taught this answer. Yes, consider this a pop quiz 8-)"
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Ganache, Water Activity, and Alcohol"
"There you go. There are many different makes/models out there - towards the turn of the century is when the technology to differentiate/compensate..."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"The US FDA Small Business Exemption from Nutrition Labeling: Who Qualifies?"
"Lower barrier to entry, less complexity."
@sebastian
• 7 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Ganache, Water Activity, and Alcohol"
"
I don't think i'm going to go into the science behind it, but suffice it to say that an Aw meter will give a reading of the overall Aw of the food..."