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A check-list for Candy Making and Lollipop Plant in Kolkata

As long as we have children around the world, there would be movies like ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ because children and chocolate are synonymous. And it is no wonder that candies and lollipops are a huge hit with children. And that gives a good scope of doing a good business venture of lollipops and candies. If one wishes to set up a candy or lollipop factory the basic requirement definitely is the premises. And this is followed by getting the right machinery and labour. So, what is it one should look for in machinery for candy making Plant in Kolkata?

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How Chocolates Are Produced- From Plants to Chocolate Factories

November 5, 2014Candy and Chocolate PlantCandy and Chocolate Plantpriti_user

Regardless of our age, we all love chocolate. It is the key ingredient for various food items like candy bars, milkshakes, cookies and many more. Despite its huge popularity, most of us are oblivious of the procedure of making these treats. The basic procedure of harvesting coca, refining it to cocoa and transportation to the candy and chocolate plant is followed by several other mechanised processes.
The following are the procedure of chocolate making:
1. Harvesting Cocoa and Cocoa processing
It starts with harvesting the coca from the evergreen cocoa tree. It is harvested manually and is a labour intensive work.
Step 1: plucking and opening the coca pods- the cocoa beans sprout of the tree and are normally a size of a football.
Step 2: fermenting the seeds- they are placed in large, heated and shallow trays usually covered with banana leaves. The beans turn brown during this process.
Step 3: drying the cocoa seeds- it takes around a week to dry when the seeds become half of their actual weight.
2. Manufacturing processes at the candy and chocolate plant
The fermented and dried cocoa beans are refined to a roasted nib by roasting and winnowing. Then they are heated into chocolate liquor. Lastly sugar and milk are added to produce the flavour.
Step 1: roasting and winnowing- they are firstly roasted and then broken into smaller pieces which are called cocoa nibs. They straining and passing through the series of sieves is known as winnowing.
Step 2: grinding the nibs- this process produces the cocoa liquor. It is the also known as the cocoa mass.
Step 3: blending cocoa liquor and moulding chocolate- the cocoa mass or powder is then blended with butter and liquor of various kinds at varying proportions to produce the different kinds of chocolates.
Milk chocolates, white chocolates and plain dark chocolates are the basic flavours available. They are further enhanced by adding dry fruits and various other flavours. The candy and chocolate plants then package and deliver these delicacies to the distributors to reach the stores to be sold to the customers.

Scintillate Your Mood With Healthy Dark Chocolates

June 9, 2014Candy and Chocolate PlantCandy and Chocolate Plant, Confectionary and Bakery Plantspriti_user

Apart from the fact that chocolate tastes sensationally good, now it has also been proven that it also benefits our health to a great extent. Well, in this context one point should be clearly noted that there is a thicker difference between chocolates and the healthier ones.

Not all chocolates are good for your health. One needs to figure out the basic differences between the cadburys which are found at the retail outlets which a Candy Chocolate Machine lthough taste exceptionally well but hardly have any health benefits in them.

Hence, it is better to probe the matter beforehand otherwise you may discover that the yummy and deliciously marvelous chocolate cubes which you consume on a daily basis are making you look fatter by the day.The healthy dark chocolates which are rich in antioxidants benefit our health and help us to stay happier as well as healthier for a long period of time.

Get a happier looking healthy heart : The dark chocolates decrease the blood clotting risk in the heart. This way the flow of blood in the body increases which in turn keep all the internal systems normal.

Stress reliever : The dark chocolate is considered to be an ideal stress removing agent according to recent studies.

Control blood sugar : Dark chocolates prevent rise in blood sugar levels and thereby control it in the body.

Mood enhancer : It works wonders in relieving mental stress and improving the mood. The feel good factor which the dark chocolates usually proffer the persons with makes the consumer happy and contented.

It is to be ensured that the chocolates are prepared in an authentic candy and chocolate plant.