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How many cocoa beans are used to produce one bar of chocolate?

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That depends on a few factors (i.e. what % cocoa content, how large the bar is, how effective your winnowing process is), but in general a pound of raw beans will end up being about a pound of dark chocolate. Due to moisture loss from roasting an... read more

Semisweet or milk chocolate bars have less cocoa content and therefore require even fewer beans. To be considered milk chocolate, The FDA only requires at least 10% cocoa mass, so a 1.5oz milk chocolate bar might only have required a tiny amount of raw beans. read more

In essence, a pound of raw cocoa beans will make a pound of chocolate. Our bars are 2 ounces. Since we get 8 bars from a pound of chocolate and there are 140 cocoa beans in a pound, quick math shows us that 140/8 = 17.5. There you have it. In every San Jose 70% dark chocolate bar we make we started with 17 1/2 cocoa beans. read more

The cocoa tree has broad, dark leaves about 25cm long, and pale-coloured flowers from which bean pods grow. A native of the central and South American rainforests, cocoa trees are now cultivated in many tropical locations around the world. Two methods are generally used to establish cocoa tree plantations. read more

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