PhD research: Towards premium Ghanaian origin chocolates

Date
October 2014 to September 2018
Countries
Keywords
cocoa quality
Institutions
University of Ghana (Ghana)
Research fields
Agriculture and Food Sciences

The research hypothesis states that there is a relationship between the aroma potential of raw cocoa and the final chocolate flavour. To turn the bulk Ghanian cocoa into premium origin chocolate raw cocoa exhibiting a high aroma potential will be selected and the bean roasting and chocolate processing conditions will be tuned.