Cacao Harvest

and Post Harvest

Pod Harvesting
 FERMENTATION IS DONE FOR THE
FOLLOWING PURPOSES

 To remove adhering pulp or

mucilage from the cacao beans;
 To kill the seed embryo thus
preventing germination;
 To develop aroma, flavor and color.
Fermentation or curing
Finished fermented dried beans
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B
C
Roasting of dried beans
 TABLEA
Tablea is the traditional
chocolate tablet from cacao
beans. It is rich is fats which
provide calories needed by
the body. Its existence as
an indigenous technology
from the barangays to urban
centers is a proof of viability.
Improved methods of its
processing are herein
offered to produce quality
tablea with less labor and
more profit.
Tablea Fudge Tablea-Coconut
Macaroons
 Tablea Chip Quick Tablea Cake
Cookies

Tablea Spice Cake

Tablea Caramel
 “A kiss is just a kiss,
chocolate gives better”.
“Chocolate boosts brain
activity and increases heart
rate more effectively than
kissing according to British
researchers”.