Lessons from Chocolate Processing

It seems seasonally appropriate to talk about chocolate. Not only is there increasing recognition of the potential health benefits of chocolate resulting from its high concentration of phytochemicals and antioxidants, but also manufacturers are introducing new products with dark chocolate, single-origin cocoa, fair-trade cocoa, and higher concentrations of cocoa. Furthermore, cocoa processing to make chocolate is one of the few examples I know where there are multiple paths or potential fl owshe…