plant-derived flavors and spices (cinnamon, cocoa, etc...) have the highest levels of heavy metals (though the levels are still insanely low). if you're concerned about heavy metal exposure, apparently eating plant foods is what you would want to avoid, which would probably surprise those advocating...
sustainable development goals sustainability spotlights partners join us we're committing $30 million to source innovative ideas to protect forests and native vegetation in brazil. we openly call on others to join us in this commitment. more sustainability features cargill announces investments in ghanaian cocoa...
powder. but you want to use your own chocolate solely. generally, i've had very good luck just substituting double the amount of chocolate and cutting back on the equal amount of fat (since chocolate is cocoa solids and cocoa butter). if you really crunch the numbers, it will be a touch off, but from...
that's it. let's see what brings. happy chocolate making. p.s. the new shopping cart system is going pretty well, and definitely has made my life less hectic. the only two glitches that have been uncovered are this. we have a flat rate usps option. it is for orders under lbs. and when the order is only cocoa...
nibs by briefly dipping them in a solution of water and sodium carbonate. i was amazed by the change of color to a real dark brown. only that i lost a lot of the cocoa flavor. but that bitter taste too disappeared. my question is: is that a proper way of making an alkali solution?...
points ask the alchemist video series recent videos contact help/search new molds and new jamaican cocoa beans october , by founding alchemist we have a couple of new molds to offer. nothing real fancy, just kind of fun. there is a new pumpkin mold and fish mold. the pumpkin because halloween is coming...
" very generally speaking, the husk accounts for about - % of the mass of the cocoa bean. so, if you have lb of cocoa beans, you can expect to lose about - oz. that's why if you order lb of cocoa beans as nibs, you will receive about oz of nibs. also, as it is related, you can expect a touch more husk...