All about chocolates

Many people around the world enjoy eating chocolate, rich and creamy is something that can lighten the atmosphere. For many years he was treated after a delicacy that only the rich could afford. Fast forward hundreds of years and now everyone can enjoy the benefits of chocolate.

Chocolate has health problems when used in excess. If you’re interested in learning more about this delicious blend, this article is for you. You can find information that she has never known.

How chocolates are made?

Chocolate is really a tree called cocoa. This tree produces a pod which is very similar to a pumpkin. After maturation of cocoa pods between workers of the fields and pick the pods. Cocoa farmers can not use mechanized machinery like many other farmers, because it can damage trees. You can find these trees in tropical places, because of its sensitivity to cold. Once harvest is complete, open the cocoa pods and seeds are harvested within.

If you go to the smell of this part of the process, you will not find a hint of chocolate flavor that everyone knows and loves. Indeed, the more smells like a mango! The seeds are placed in boxes broken where the fermentation and drying.

Since the kernels are then transported to a facility to remove the shells of seeds leaving something called NIBS. This is essentially NIBS cocoa. When the nibs are melted you get the cocoa butter and chocolate liquor, which are key elements of any large piece of chocolate.

The development of milk chocolate

Milk chocolate contains chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla, milk, and lecithin. Milk chocolate must contain 10% chocolate liquor, 3.7% fat milk, and 12% milk solids. It contains less chocolate and dark chocolate liqueur therefore does not have a taste of chocolate.

The process of developing the milk chocolate is very similar to another bar or treats. Cocoa beans are harvested and allowed to ferment to bring out their "chocolate" taste. After stretching and allow it to dry quickly. During the machining process the shells are removed from the cocoa bean and NIBS are produced. These are continuously heated and NIBS to land a good consistency.

To get the chocolate milk, cocoa butter and liquor is added with milk and sugar. The process must be continuous and is heated and cooled to reduce the mixture. Reduce the sugar in large crystals and allows the finished product to be smooth and uniform, rather than break crumble. It is important to note that there are fewer health benefits compared to milk chocolate for dark. With less cocoa butter and alcohol added, the antioxidant effects are somewhat diminished.

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