Sepik Cocoa Processing (PNG) Ltd.

The cocoa bean is the seed of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a tropical plant indigenous to the equatorial regions of the Americas. From the processed cocoa bean comes the fluid paste, or liquor, from which cocoa powder and chocolate are made.Theobroma cacao grows pods on both its branches and trunk. Growers have to be very careful not to damage the cacao tree when harvesting them. Because itâ??s such a delicate task, pods are picked by hand.Each bean is made of about 50% of a fat called cocoa butter. The beans are 20% protein and also contain water, as well as a large amount of nutrients such as theobromine and vitamins. The beans also contain starch and other minerals.Each pod contains 16 to 60 cocoa beans. You have to extract the fruitâ??s contents to get at its beans, in a process known as de-seeding.When fresh, beans look like seeds covered in a white, sticky pulp called mucilage. They can be eaten as they are. However, if we want to store them for later use, we have to ferment and then dry them. We can also roast them.

The cocoa bean is the seed of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a tropical plant indigenous to the equatorial regions of the Americas. From the processed cocoa bean comes the fluid paste, or liquor, from which cocoa powder and chocolate are made.Theobroma cacao grows pods on both its branches and trunk. Growers have to be very careful not to damage the cacao tree when harvesting them. Because itâ??s such a delicate task, pods are picked by hand.Each bean is made of about 50% of a fat called cocoa butter. The beans are 20% protein and also contain water, as well as a large amount of nutrients such as theobromine and vitamins. The beans also contain starch and other minerals.Each pod contains 16 to 60 cocoa beans. You have to extract the fruitâ??s contents to get at its beans, in a process known as de-seeding.When fresh, beans look like seeds covered in a white, sticky pulp called mucilage. They can be eaten as they are. However, if we want to store them for later use, we have to ferment and then dry them. We can also roast them.

Although commonly used mainly for the preparation of chocolate, Cacao Butter is also a great addition to other desserts. Our Raw Criollo Cacao Butter is obtained through our true cold press process, allowing for the lovely buttery cocoa taste be paired with all the nutrients intact.

General introduction 1)Unsalted Cow Milk Butter 82% (25kg) 2)Creamy yellow to yellowish white 3)Natural milk fragrance. 4)Delicious taste. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Milkfat 82.0 % min. Moisture 16.0 % max. Nonfat Milk Solids 2.0 % approx. pH 4.5 5.5 Taste and Odour Pleasant, clean, creamy Colour Uniform, pale yellowish MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Total Plate Count 30,000 / g max. Coliforms Negative in 0.1 g Salmonella Negative in 25 g Yeast & Mould 100 / g max. Antibiotics Negative