">Cacao Powder - Once Cacao beans have been ground into a paste and pressed to release the butter we’re left with “cake”. Cake is then broken up, pulverized and sieved to create cacao powder…In general it is exactly the…"
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Greetings from Bali! Terima Kasih (gratitude) Clay for the props....Big Tree Farms is indeed working on creating not only a truly RAW supply chain for cacao and cacao products, but we're very intent at doing this within…"
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ChocoMuseo commented on Ben Ripple's video
The Truth About RAW Cacao
"Do you roast your cacao? If yes (under 40 C?) how can you control your roasting temperature? Because fermentation is useful to create aroma only when you roast your cacao beans isn't it?"
Jeffry Lukito left a comment for Ben Ripple"Hi Ben, my name is Jeffry, and I live in Surabaya, Indonesia.
I love chocolate and I occasionally held tastings(so far in Jakarta and Surabaya).
I don't know if he has told you about this, a while back Frederick contacted me by Facebook and…"
Hector Velásquez left a comment for Ben Ripple"Estimado Ben, espero que se encuentre muy bien, me gustaría ponerme en contacto con Ud. soy de Ecuador, y tengo algunos proyectos, trabajo con grupos de productores en las montañas, sin embrago queremos implementar sistemas de…"
deedee devi commented on Ben Ripple's blog post "RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT"so here is another supplier offering RAW cacao beans/nibs ... anyONE want to offer anything they KNOW regarding this announcement? (stirring the pot :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0z5zT_ZCmI&playnext_from=TL&videos=Yq0K4OSapqw"
Clay Gordon commented on Ben Ripple's blog post "RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT"David:
The first link (Excalibur) is interesting in the sense that it tests for the presence of an enzyme after dehydration. However, there is no way in these tests to understand a) how many different enzymes are in the food being tested before…"
David Lollia commented on Ben Ripple's blog post "RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT"Clay: You definitely ask the right questions here.
It might interest you to know that tests for enzymatic activity in a dry environnement have been made within the raw food community and I assume must also be known by raw foodists. They are not…"
deedee devi commented on Ben Ripple's blog post "RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT"excellent qualifications gordon ... i can offer that ONE hears a lot about the work of fred bisci and of course dr gabriel cousens in regards to types/purpose etc of enzymes and their role in nutrition.
i have not heard for quite some time about…"
Clay Gordon commented on Ben Ripple's blog post "RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT"David: 118F is one temperature that's mentioned. I have also heard 115F and 111F. I agree that it makes no sense that all enzymes denature in exactly the same way irrespective of environment (e.g., wet or dry) or - just as importantly, contact…"
David Lollia commented on Ben Ripple's blog post "RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT"Sure Gordon.
The issue I have with raw cacao revolves specifically around that "raw threshold"? I understand that amongst the raw community, 118°F is the commonly accepted temperature which food should not be heated above so that its…"
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- So Many! But definately IN LOVE right now with Fearless Chocolate's "Exploding Coconuts" Bar....Made with Organic Palm Sugar!
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"RAW" CACAO FRAUD AND FACT
Posted on December 29, 2009 at 9:30pm 29 Comments 1 Like
Processing cacao beans with raw integrity was the single most difficult project we have undertaken at Big Tree Farms to date. It was a complete reinvention of the wheel because simply put, there were (and are) no technologies available which can process cacao beans under commonly accepted Raw temperature standards. There was nothing to go on, no point from which to start, so it was trial and error over a period of four years and the building (and scrapping) of many locally-engineered… Continue
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- At 12:26am on December 23, 2010, Jeffry Lukito said…
- Hi Ben, my name is Jeffry, and I live in Surabaya, Indonesia.
I love chocolate and I occasionally held tastings(so far in Jakarta and Surabaya).
I don't know if he has told you about this, a while back Frederick contacted me by Facebook and invited me to come to the opening of your factory.
I am very excited about it.
If you are ever in Surabaya, let me know.
I would like to chat, and if you are willing to share your expertise I would love to learn one or two things from you. :)
I also know some growers in Java, maybe I can arrange if you ever want to visit them.
- At 9:06am on October 22, 2010, Hector Velásquez said…
- Estimado Ben, espero que se encuentre muy bien, me gustaría ponerme en contacto con Ud. soy de Ecuador, y tengo algunos proyectos, trabajo con grupos de productores en las montañas, sin embrago queremos implementar sistemas de transferencias tecnológicas para darle un proceso a nuestro cacao, mi correo es hecdave123@yahoo.com , le deseo muchos exitos y bendiciones que todas sus actividades sean iluminadas,
Saludos cordiales,
HECTOR VELASQUEZ
- At 4:58am on May 13, 2009,
Ben Ripple said…
- Just returning from the cacao food forests of West Bali...plump pods of brilliant reds, purples, yellow-greens and sunset orange all nestled on moss-covered trunks...vanilla orchids climbing into the branches, stately cloves laden with fruits spice the air...towering coconuts sway above...This is the true beauty of chocolate!!
- At 1:03am on May 13, 2009,
Ilana said… - Nice family!
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