FD SC 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cocoa Butter, Chocolate Liquor, White Chocolate
12 Jul 2018
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Back then pharmacists said, "heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health. " 100 lb liquor is 52 lb press cake (10-12% fat) sh. 50/lb. 48 lb is cocoa butter (100%) fat) . 50/lb. Steps of chocolate: harvesting cacao, opening the pods, fermenting the seeds, drying the seeds, sorting and cleaning, roasting 130-150 c, cracking, franning, winnowing shells removed leaving the nibs, nips are milled crushed by heavy steel discs. Glossy, firm, best snaps, melts near body temperature. If oil is poured over ice (rapid cooling) alpha ( ) crystals will form and have a waxy texture. Endorphins: they are peptides produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalmus in vertebrates, and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a sense of well-being. In other words, they might work as "natural pain killers. "
