Cocoa beans are dried, fully fermented, and processed to extract cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, and cocoa powder. Forastero, trinitario, and criollo are the three main varieties of cocoa plant, of which Forastero beans are most widely consumed and comprises around 85% of the world production of cocoa.

Growing demand for chocolate and chocolate coatings are major factors propelling growth of the market. Moreover, abundant application of cocoa products such as cocoa butter, liquor, and ... Read more