The food sector includes several large industries such as canned food, pasta, flour, frozen
products, and beverages. Those industries transform agricultural raw materials into added …

Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally
important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity …

This review examined the factors that influence flavour volatiles of cocoa beans and the
volume of work that needs to be done on these factors and their impact on the flavour …

Background Cocoa the food of the Gods, has served the mankind from several decades. The
consumption of the cocoa based products is increasing day by day. In fact, the high …

CHOCOLATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY This second edition provides information on
recent advances in the science and technology of chocolate manufacture and the entire …

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the largest producers of cocoa in the world. In recent decades
the cultivation of this crop has led to the loss of vast tracts of forest areas in both countries …

Despite the health benefits associated with the ingestion of the bioactive compounds in
cocoa, the high concentrations of polyphenols and methylxanthines in the raw cocoa beans …

Currently several factors/trends contribute to the approaches focused on flavor development
in chocolate. In the current restructuring of the global cacao source chain, where more focus …

The practice of pod storage (PS) has been applied in many cocoa producing countries,
especially by Ghanaian farmers over the years. However, the study of PS has not received …

Cocoa post-harvest practices were monitored on a small-farm scale (ca. 50 kg fresh beans)
at five intermediaries from four provinces in Ecuador:(A) in Manabí,(B) and (E) in Los …