Factors Affecting the Color of Roasted Cocoa Bean

Factors Affecting Color Correction of Retroreflective Markings

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Factors Affecting Bacon Color and Composition

The microbial ecology of cocoa bean fermentations in Indonesia.

Cocoa beans are the principal raw material of chocolate manufacture. The beans are subject to a microbial fermentation as the first stage in chocolate production. The microbial ecology of bean fermentation (Forastero and Trinitario cultivars) was investigated at three commercial fermentaries in East Java, Indonesia by determining the populations of individual species at 12-h intervals throughou...

Main Factors Affecting the Final Color of Ceramic RestorationsRunning Title: Final Color of Ceramic Restorations

Color is one of the integral parts of esthetic dentistry that affects the satisfaction of patients with their restorations. Because of the complexity of the optical properties of the natural teeth, color reproduction is one of the most challenging issues which the clinicians encounter with [1] Ceramic restorations are applicable in situations with high esthetic demands. They can mimic the appea...

Effect of cocoa bean drying methods on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contamination in cocoa butter

Numerous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic, making their presence in foods and the environment a health concern. This study assessed the contamination and or/ formation of PAHs in cocoa butter as affected by their cocoa bean drying methods. Three major drying methods were evaluated, including full sundrying, full artificial drying and the drying combination of sundrying f...