drying cocoa beans
After each two-week cacao drying cycle we carry out a perfect cleaning. Spread the beans on boards. Stock Photo Cocoa Beans Drying Ghana Photo Cocoa Stock Photos In open sun drying the sample was kept at 900 AM on the sunny day and continued up to 500 PM. . International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research Volume 5. Professional royalty-free COCOA-BEANS-DRYING stock photos and editorial news pictures from Shutterstock. Cocoa beans and cocoa pod with cocoa powder on a wooden surface. The heated air cocoa batch dryer used in the evaluation was successful in drying 5cm deep thin layer of cocoa beans from initial moisture. After fermentation beans are dried to reduce the moisture content from about 60 to 6-8 wb for safe storage and transportation as well as to reduce the astringency and bitterness of the beans. The duration of the drying step depends on the weather but it is unusual for sun-drying in West Africa fo