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.
Fermentarea
Dupa 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.

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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

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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.

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PTL MOULD DEPOSITORS

PTL depositors for moulds or follits
Full food grade specification makes it useful for depositing chocolate or cream
Deposits accurate measures of chocolate into praline moulds or spinning moulds for hollow products
Utilises standard and non-standard moulds
Compact, 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

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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 speed
3. 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/min
Power: 3.4KW
Packing size: 14~38(L), 14~28(W), 4~20(H)
Voltage: 380V
Size of the line: 4540X2000X2000mm (H)
Weight of machine: 1500kg

NTM-403 Auto Single-Twist Packing Machine

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Tablets, Pills, Chocolate Ball, Bolus Packing Machine

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DPB-250 Series Chocolate Flat Plate Blister Packing Machine packsourcing.com

Confectionary and Chocolate Coating Machinery
Chocolate Production Equipment

SH-901
HIG SPEED CELLOPHANE PACKING MACHINE
Machine 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
Moutor1/2 HP
Machine Size700x850x1400 mm
 Machine Weight:700 kgs

SH-101A
FULLY AUTOMATIC COMPACT TRIPLE
SEALING PACKING MACHINE
Machine 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
Moutor2 HP
Heater6 kg.
Machine Weight:2000 kgt
Length:2300 mm
Width:1550 mm
Height:1700 mm

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Masini de fabricare a ciocolatei: http://www.cyfood.com.tw/chotolate.htm

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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:
Implimare ambalaj carton

Bare de ciocolate
Chocolate Truffles

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Two types of chocolate packaging, one is biodegradable and one is not.
After adding water.

This will soon dissolve and biodegrade into the soil.

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4 Belgian Choc Box (lid & base) - C1258

Packaging for chocolate Advent calendar www.goodexperience.com/tib/archives/2007/01/

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nu e salvat – mai multe tipuri

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J-02-06 BATOANE DE CIOCOLATĂ – AMBALAJ AURIU

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  http://www.banisiafaceri.ro/idei+de+afaceri/ciocolata+care+vorbeste+-+o+afacere+profitabila
1 Ciocolata care vorbeste - o afacere profitabila (23-11-2007)
2 Ciocolata cupidon, http://www.kaboo.ro/info/ciocolata-rafaello-ferrero-trandafir.html

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Ferrero Prestige Ferrero Rocher 16

Crema 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
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Cutia 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.

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Belgienii 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.
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despre ciocolata

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Assorted Turtles 1 lb. of Heavenly Hash Assorted Chocolate Truffles

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 White & Khaki

 Sea Green & Zebra

 Light Pink & Floral

 Light Pink & Black

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 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
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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: $.18
Poly Bag: $.15· 
Insertion Charge (to put in - pouch, net, bag, box, or chest); $.25
Labels 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)

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valvet bag
Corporate 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

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DARK PRALINE MINI EGGS

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Aet choco

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