Fabricarea ciocolatei a ajuns la un grad inalt de sofisticare, iar un rezultat excelent cere o atentie deosebita in toate fazele. Stiind ca recolta de la un singur arbore de cacao are ca rezultat 450 g de ciocolata, vom pretui fiecare tableta mai mult.
Arborele de cacao este foarte dificil de cultivat, intrucat nu este fructifer in afara zonei cuprinse intre Tropicul Capricornului si Tropicul Racului, supranumita "centura de cacao", care se intinde de-a lungul Ecuatorului. Odata polenizate, florile se transforma in pastai ("cabosside"), care contin cam 30-40 de seminte in forma de migdala, cunoscute sub denumirea de "boabe". Acestea sunt inconjurate de o substanta dulce si zemoasa. Planta nu are un sistem propriu de deschidere a fructului si de scuturare a boabelor de cacao: aceasta inseamna ca fructele trebuie taiate una cate una de muncitori, care deschid pastaile cu un cutit cu lama subtire si ascutita, urmarind cele 4 stadii succesive de productie descrise in randurile urmatoare. FermentareaDupa ce sunt taiate pastaile, boabele sunt scoase si acoperite cu frunze de bananier, pentru a grabi procesul de fermentare. Aceasta reprezinta cea mai importanta etapa din procesul de fabricatie, deoarece in acest moment se formeaza aroma distinctiva de cacao si, in acelasi timp, se reduce gustul amar si aciditatea semintei. Procesul de fermentare dureaza 5-6 zile, in functie de diferitele varietati de cacao.
Uscarea
Boabele se usuca la soare timp de 1-2 saptamani. In timpul acestui proces ele isi schimba culoarea si isi pierd mai mult de jumatate din greutate. Gradul de umiditate al semintei se reduce de la 60% la aproximativ 5-6%.
Prajirea
Acesta este de fapt punctul de plecare al ciocolatei si are o foarte mare importanta, deoarece prin acest proces se amplifica gustul si aroma de cacao, printr-o serie de transformari chimice care permit scaderea in continuare a umiditatii boabelor si transformarea intr-o substanta mai fina si fragila.
Selectarea /earisirea
In aceasta etapa, invelisul care acopera boabele de caco este inlaturat. Acum, boabele pot fi macinate in vederea obtinerii pastei de cacao.
http://venchi.ro/ro/ciocolata/productie/
O ciocolata buna are o culoare maroniu-stralucitoare, nu are goluri sau puncte albe. O ciocolata care sa aiba aceste specificatii este foarte bine amestecata. Inventatorul mixerului pentru amestecarea ciocolatei a fost elvetianul Rudolph Lindt. Masina, inovata in 1880, are rolul de a amesteca ciocolata lichida pana la 7 zile.
O ciocolata de calitate nu e nici grasa, nici lipicioasa si se topeste in gura ca untul. Ciocolata nu contine alte grasimi in
afara untului pur de cacao, iar in procesul de productie nu se foloseste materie prima care contine elemente GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms).
Ciocolata belgiana a intrat pe scena mondiala la inceputul sec. XX. Specificul ei este o crusta de ciocolata care permite umplerea cu un continut de aproape orice consistenta: crema lichida, caramel, ganache. Fiecare din aceste umpluturi pot fi diversificate cu diferite arome, Cointreau, cafea, ciocolata sau vanilie in combinatii de neuitat.
Indiferent de forma in care e consumata, ciocolata belgiana e usor de recunoscut dupa consistenta bogata si
continutul delicat cu o varietate larga de arome. Chateau Blanc
Cacaoa, băutură a zeilor şi a războinicilor, a avut de-a lungul istoriei virtuţi de întăritor şi de afrodiziac, ce au fost confirmate de la origine şi până în zilele noastre, acum demonstrate ştiinţific: prin procedee moderne de spectrografie au fost identificate peste 800 de molecule. "Boaba de cacao este un fenomen pe care natura nu l-a repetat. Nu s-au descoperit niciodată atâtea calităţi într-un fruct atât de mic" spunea Alexandre von Humboldt, om de ştiinţă din secolul al XIX-lea.Potrivit studiilor CIRAD1 proprietăţile nutriţionale şi farmacologice ale prafului de cacao şi ale ciocolatei sunt considerabile.Ciocolata permite un aport caloric important raportat la un volum
mic, ce provine în principal din zahărul şi din materia grasă ce compun ciocolata. 100 gr de ciocolată cu o proporţie de cacao de peste 50% au un aport caloric de 560 Kcal (2.330 kJ). 100 gr de ciocolată cu conţinut de cacao între 43% şi 50% au un aport caloric de 520 kcal (2.130 kJ). 100 gr de ciocolată cu lapte au un aport caloric de 550 kcal (2.290 kJ). Compoziţia de acizi graşi:70% acizi graşi saturaţi (acid stearic, care se transformă rapid în acid oleic şi care acţionează asupra metabolizării hepatice a colesterolului şi a acidului palmitic); 30% acizi graşi nesaturaţi (acid oleic esenţial, vasoprotector). Această compoziţie de acizi graşi face ca ciocolata să fie un instrument împotriva acţiunii dăunătoare a oxidanţilor (responsabili de îmbătrânire şi de declanşare a cancerului) şi îi conferă proprietăţi hipocolesterolemiante (datorită fitosterolilor şi fibrelor). Consumul ciocolatei diminuează de asemenea riscul de arteroscleroză datorită proprietăţilor sale antiarteromatoase. Sursa: ciocolata frantuzeasca
www.igu.ro/latrecut/index.php?paged=3
Aztecii o considerau sacra si nu o foloseau ca un simplu desert, ci ca hrana, apoi ca moneda de schimb. Urmasii lor, mexicanii de astazi, beau ciocolata calda tot timpul anului, iar spuma este cea mai importanta, pentru ca ea contine spiritul bauturii. In Europa, ciocolata ajuns abia dupa ce Columb s-a intors din Lumea Noua, dar la momentul respectiv europenii n-au stiut cum sa foloseasca boabele. Aproape 100 de ani mai tarziu, conquistadorul Hernando Cortez l-a vazut pe imparatul mexican Montezuma band din licoarea delicioasa si, intors in Spania, a preparat o bautura asemanatoare. Abia atunci
ciocolata si-a ocupat locul meritat in vietile europenilor.
*****************************
PTL MOULD DEPOSITORSPTL depositors for moulds or follitsFull food grade specification makes it useful for depositing chocolate or creamDeposits accurate measures of chocolate into praline moulds or spinning moulds for hollow productsUtilises standard and non-standard mouldsCompact, robust design with easy clean-down stainless steel guards
HACOS Moulding machines, Enrobing lines, Depositing and Extruding Lines.
BEYER Hand operated truffle and centre depositing machines.
SCHROTER Chocolate coating machine.
Ball shape chocolate packing machine
Technical parameter: Production capacity:130pieces/min candy size:¢18-22mm Overall dimension (L X W X H):1960 X 1140 X 1180 Power: 1 kw Weight: 650kg
Chocolate Making Machinery
ⅠMain processing chart of the chocolate production ⅡMain specifications for each machine 1. KSS-3 oil melting machine 1. KSS-3 coco grease oil melting machine Use:
Showing the liquid shape after melting of coco fat .two ways of electric heat...
KSS-DT400 DOUBLE TWIST CANDY PACKING MACHINE
Puffed Food Packing Machine
Powder Packing Machine www.js-machine.com/products.asp?type=21&page=2
NTM-103 Chocolate Packing Machine
Detailed Product Description
NTM-103 Chocolate Packing Machine
Specifications:1. It is designed for packing chocolate, milk candy and hard candy 2. With inverter control of the speed3. With photocell scanner system, making cutting position correctly; there will be no film feeding while no candy 4. With automatic fault alarm system, shows the position of fault, alarms in time and automatically stops the
machine 5. With multifunction packing, single and double layer film can be packed 6. It can fix the rotary disc and feed automatically 7. It is used for folding type packing, stuck by glue
Technical data:Capacity: 100-220pcs/minPower: 3.4KWPacking size: 14~38(L), 14~28(W), 4~20(H)Voltage: 380VSize of the line: 4540X2000X2000mm (H)Weight of machine: 1500kg
NTM-403 Auto Single-Twist Packing Machine newtang.en.alibaba.com/product/50360735/51661...
Tablets, Pills, Chocolate Ball, Bolus Packing Machine
chocolate packaging MICRO-COMPUTERIZED HIGH SPEED HORIZONTAL FLOW WRAPPER HP-350I , HP-450I , HP-600I
DPB-250 Series Chocolate Flat Plate Blister Packing Machine packsourcing.com
Confectionary and Chocolate Coating Machinery
Chocolate Production Equipment
SH-901HIG SPEED CELLOPHANE PACKING MACHINEMachine characteristics:Outbox added packing system of red line "OPP" "PE", its external look shining. For example, chewing gum, chocolate, soft or hard caramel, record, motlon picture, pill box serles of out box wrapping.
Dimensions: Length:30-150 mm
Width: 35-120 mm
Height: 6-70 mm
Output: max. 60-100 pieces/min
Moutor 1/2 HP
Machine Size 700x850x1400 mm
Machine Weight: 700 kgs
SH-101AFULLY AUTOMATIC COMPACT TRIPLE SEALING PACKING MACHINEMachine Characterlstics:The machine is a packing machine of many effects that can pack up seven pieces to one small pack in once packing, or pack up one, two three or five and so on in different packing way.Material:OPP,PET,Aluminium-foil paper.
Dimensions: Length: 15-30 mm
Width: 10-30 mm
Height: 4-25 mm
Output: max.600-800 pieces/min
Moutor 2 HP
Heater 6 kg.
Machine Weight: 2000 kgt
Length: 2300 mm
Width:1550 mm
Height:1700 mm
http://www.cyfood.com.tw/packaging.htm
Masini de fabricare a ciocolatei: http://www.cyfood.com.tw/chotolate.htm
www.danschocolate.com
People ask us all the time how we pack all of those chocolate boxes, especially at busy holiday times of year. The answer is that we do it all by hand. Unlike large corporations, we do not have auto-packing machinery that does this for us.
First we line up all of the boxes on a very long table:
Then we pack one flavor at a time. This turns out to be much more efficient than packing a single box, then moving on to the next box:
The vast majority of chocolate brands in the Unitedc States have given up on “set up boxes” and gone to “folding boxes.” The reason has solely to do with cost: fold-up boxes are much, much cheaper.
I’m proud to say that Dan’s Chocolates continues to use setup boxes for our gift boxed chocolates. We have for seven years, and as long as I’m running the outfit, we always will. This is what a setup box looks like:
They are much sturdier than fold-up boxes, which protects the chocolates and gives the gift recipient the feeling that they are receiving something of value. They can also be reused for storage of one’s personal trinkets and other collectibles, which is common among our customers.
Chocolate set-up boxes are about 300% the cost of fold-up boxes, or 3X as expensive, which is why so few companies use them anymore. But Dan’s Chocolates gifts are not inexpensive, and I believe customers notice the difference. We’re about high-quality products, not about cutting corners.
chocolate bar shelf packs:
And here is the view of the control board:
Then this tray lowers down automatically and drops them on a pallet, as such:
Chocolate Truffles
**********************************
http://www.zchocolat.com/default.asp?zid=loveofchocolate
Two types of chocolate packaging, one is biodegradable and one is not.
After adding water.
This will soon dissolve and biodegrade into the soil.
www.sweettemptations.com/products.asp?productID=136
4 Belgian Choc Box (lid & base) - C1258
Packaging for chocolate Advent calendar www.goodexperience.com/tib/archives/2007/01/
www.thesweetbasket.com/html-cat/godiva-6.html
www.igu.ro/latrecut/?p=804
http://metropotam.ro/La-zi/2007/11/art4084291204-Memorabilia-Sa-cinstim-amintirile-noastre-dulci/
www.7icre.ro/prod_modares.html
nu e salvat – mai multe tipuri
http://www.publicitate-dulce.ro/produse.php?action=detalii_produs&cod=J-02-06
J-02-06 BATOANE DE CIOCOLATĂ – AMBALAJ AURIU
http://www.publicitate-dulce.ro/produse.php?action=detalii_produs&cod=B-11-11
http://www.banisiafaceri.ro/idei+de+afaceri/ciocolata+care+vorbeste+-+o+afacere+profitabila1 Ciocolata care vorbeste - o afacere profitabila (23-11-2007)
2 Ciocolata cupidon, http://www.kaboo.ro/info/ciocolata-rafaello-ferrero-trandafir.html
http://www.kaboo.ro/info/ciocolata-rafaello-ferrero-trandafir.html
Ferrero Prestige Ferrero Rocher 16Crema ciocolata Nutella 400g Ciocolata B2B
Ciocolata calda Ristora plic
Set ciocolata bitter clasic + cafea Austria Set ciocolata migdale si struguri grappa+alune+crema de nuga cu fistic+caramel si unt+visine si susan
www.evinoteca.ro/categorii/zotter-ciocolata.phpCutia contine 5 tablete de ciocolata a 70g fiecare:- Zotter - ciocolata neagra (70% continut de cacao) umpluta cu migdale si struguri Grappa. Se recomanda a se consuma impreuna cu grappa, tuica, bauturi tari.- Zotter - ciocolata cu lapte (45% continut de cacao) umpluta cu crema de alune. Se recomanda a se consuma impreuna cu vinuri albe, fructuoase, semiaromate (Traminer)- Zotter - ciocolata neagra (70% continut de cacao) cu crema de nuga si umplutura de fistic. Se recomanda a se consuma impreuna cu vinuri rosii.- Zotter - ciocolata cu lapte (45% continut de cacao) umpluta cu crema de caramel si unt. Se recomanda a se consuma impreuna cu vinuri de Porto, Madeira sau Sherry. - Zotter - ciocolata cu lapte (45% continut de cacao) umpluta cu crema de visine si susan (contine alcool). Se recomanda a se consuma impreuna cu vinuri spumante, sampanie.
www.mayra.ro/.../cadoul-dulce-mult-aduce.htmlBelgienii o fac cel mai bine Una dintre cele mai apreciate ciocolate din lume este cea belgiana.In urma cu aproape 100 de ani, belgienii au realizat praline umplute cu o crema fina de ciocolata. Pentru ca erau asa delicate, pralinele trebuiau protejate pentru a-si pastra forma. Asa ca belgienii au gasit ambalajul perfect: o cutie simpla, dar rafinata. Praline umplute cu o crema fina de caramel, trufe cu cognac sau cu migdale, bomboane cu martipan si arahide proaspete... sunt doar cateva dintre "minunile" de ciocolata ce se ascund timid intr-o cutie de carton.
Cu toate acestea, ciocolata ramane cadoul perfect pentru orice ocazie. In ultimul timp, banala cutie cu bomboane a fost inlocuita de o sumedenie de alte ambalaje imbietoare, dar reteta deliciosei ciocolate din interior a ramas aceeasi de zeci de ani.
www.casaperla.ro/dulciuri.htm gramaje
despre ciocolata
http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/ciocolata-o-delicatesa-cu-secrete-bine-ascunse/324635
www.phillipschocolate.com/gourmet-chocolate.asp
Assorted Turtles 1 lb. of Heavenly Hash Assorted Chocolate Truffles
www.thegigiblanki.com/gallery
White & Khaki
Sea Green & Zebra
Light Pink & Floral
Light Pink & Black
Perugina Baci Velvet Cube Elite 8.75 Oz. Gift Box. Approx 18pcs.
Perugina Baci Velvet Rectangle Elite Gift Box Approx 32pcs.
Perugina Baci 21pc Gift Box famous chocolates presented in elegant silver and blue packaging, is the ultimate expression of one's fine taste. ITALIAN
Perugina Baci Scrigno - Dome Gift Box
Perugina Baci - Bags 5.0 Oz.
Perugina Baci 15pc Gift Box 7.5 Oz.
Perugina Baci 10pc Gift Box
Perugina Baci 192 PC Bulk Chocolate Case
Perugina Elegance Gift Box 8.8 oz
Perugina Gianduiotti
Perugina Matr’e Confisieur Box 14.1 oz
Perugina Baci Chocolate Bars - 15 Per Box 4.37 Oz Each Bar
Perugina Dark Chocolate Cherries 3 Pc Boxes Per Box (96pc's)
Perugina Hard Candy, Capri, (Fruttallegre) 4.5 oz bag
Perugina Hard Candy, Glacia Mint, 12 - 4.5 oz bags
Perugina Panettone Cake 1.1 lbs 17.6 Oz.'s
South Bend Dark Chocolate Bunny 1 lb
Macadamia Gobstopper 50/50 Chocolate
www.myplacetourism.com.au/.../
www.bestsourceonline.com/005/chocolate_coins.htm
1 Ounce Business Cards
Coins
Packaging Options:Velour Pouches: VP 3 (2 3/4” x 3 1/4”); $1.20 Holds 5 - C 22 or 10 - C 20, or 1 - C 19 mesh net VP 5: (4” x 5 1/2”); $1.45 Holds 25 - C 22 or 50 - C 20 · Pouch Imprint: $60 2-week delivery
Yellow mesh net: $.18Poly Bag: $.15· Insertion Charge (to put in - pouch, net, bag, box, or chest); $.25Labels for Mesh Nets: $30 set-up charge. Add $.25 each, 500 minimum. Second Imprint Color or PMS Match; $50. Label size: 5” x 1”. Allow 1-2 weeks for custom label Sheer Organza Pouches: SP 3 (3 1/4” x 3 1/4”); $.40 Holds 7-C 22 or 17-C 20 · SP 4 (3 1/2” x 5 1/2”); $.50 Holds 18-C 22 or 36-C 20; available in White, Royal Blue, and Red Fleur de lis Box: Holds 5-C 22 or 7-C 20 $.75; Box comes White with Gold or Silver pattern
3D Chocolate Designs
Chocolate Awards
Truffles
Business Card Filler Box
Chocolate Bar Gift Card
Chocolate Boxes
Chocolate Box Lids
5 6
Chocolate CD's
Chocolate Foiled Squares
Chocolate Cookies
Special and Personal Occasions
FB Series - Filler Boxes
FC Boxes
Foiled Novelty Items
Keepsake Boxes: (choose and click => Wooden, Swing)
MB Boxes
MB 9 (6 oz) MB 20 (12oz)
www.ghirardelli.com/products/hotcocoa_mocha.aspx
valvet bagCorporate gif
Business Card Gift Box
SquaresTMChocolates
Gold Deluxe Squares Gift Bag Ivory Deluxe Squares Gift Bag
60% Cacao Bittersweet Baking Chips
Wedding Favor Boxes
Organza Wrap
Organza Wrap
Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate Assortment
http://www.greenandblacksdirect.com/pages/homepage/side_links/view_full_range/intense__indulgent_gifts/product_information/default.aspx?ProdID=61
DARK PRALINE MINI EGGS
www.specialeditionchocolate.co.uk/
Aet choco
http://www.theage.com.au/news/epicure/choc-chic/2007/04/23/1177180519500.html