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Cacao: from pod to tablea

From pod to tablea: every cacao business

Davao and beyond: 14 products made from cacao, from pulp juice and tablea to bean-to-bar chocolate and cocoa butter, and who makes them near you.

Pod husk 1 Pulp 2 Fermented and dried beans 3 Nibs and cocoa mass 4 Bean shells 5 Butter and powder 6 Leaves and wood 7
Ang kakaw (Theobroma cacao). Tap a number to see what’s made from that part.
  1. 1Pod husk Balat ng bunga1 product
  2. 2Pulp Laman na puti2 products
  3. 3Fermented and dried beans Butil1 product
  4. 4Nibs and cocoa mass Durog na butil at tablea4 products
  5. 5Bean shells Balat ng butil2 products
  6. 6Butter and powder Mantika at pulbos3 products
  7. 7Leaves and wood Dahon at kahoy1 product

1Pod husk Balat ng bunga

Pod husk feed and fertilizer Pataba at pakain mula sa balat ng kakaw

Cacao pod husks make up most of the harvest by weight. Composted, they return potassium to the soil; dried and ground, they are used…

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2Pulp Laman na puti

Cacao pulp juice and jam Juice at jam mula sa laman ng kakaw

The sweet, white pulp around cacao beans tastes tropical and fruity. It can be pressed into juice or cooked into jam, as long as…

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Cacao pulp wine and vinegar Alak at suka mula sa kakaw

The juice that drains from fermenting cacao, called sweatings, can be made into wine or vinegar instead of going to waste.

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3Fermented and dried beans Butil

Fermented and dried cacao beans Pinatuyong butil ng kakaw

Raw cacao beans fermented and dried, ready for chocolate makers. Good fermentation creates the chocolate flavor, and earns a premium price.

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4Nibs and cocoa mass Durog na butil at tablea

Tablea

Pure roasted cacao ground and shaped into tablets. Melted with water or milk, it becomes tsokolate and champorado: a Filipino tradition.

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Cacao nibs

Roasted cacao beans broken into small pieces. Crunchy and bitter, they are added to granola, baked goods and smoothie bowls.

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Bean-to-bar chocolate Tsokolate

Chocolate made from the bean by the same maker, often from one farm or region. Filipino craft chocolate has won awards abroad.

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Sikwate and champorado mixes Sikwate / tsokolate at champorado

Ready mixes for the classic Filipino hot chocolate and chocolate rice porridge, made with tablea.

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5Bean shells Balat ng butil

Cacao shell tea Tsaa mula sa balat ng kakaw

The thin shells removed from roasted beans, brewed into a chocolate-scented tea. It turns a by-product into a product.

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Cacao shell mulch Mulch mula sa balat ng kakaw

Bean shells used as garden mulch: they keep soil moist and smell like chocolate.

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6Butter and powder Mantika at pulbos

Cocoa butter

The natural fat pressed from cocoa mass. It is used in chocolate and in skincare such as lotions, soaps and lip balms.

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Cocoa powder Pulbos ng kakaw

The solids left after pressing out cocoa butter, ground into powder for baking and drinks.

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Cacao soaps and skincare Sabon at skincare na may kakaw

Soaps, balms and lotions made with cocoa butter or cacao powder. A natural partner for coconut oil products.

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7Leaves and wood Dahon at kahoy

Cacao seedlings and grafted plants Punla ng kakaw

Young cacao trees for new farms and replanting. Grafted plants of good varieties bear sooner and more.

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