Development and Performance Evaluation of a Cocoa Bean  Sheller cum Winnower

K. Shahama; M. G. Anjaly; G. K. Rajesh; M. Sneha; P. Sanjay; Anjali Palakkeel; Anjana Narayanan; Aparna Suresh; Jaseera Nasrin

doi:10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i41712

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Development and Performance Evaluation of a Cocoa Bean Sheller cum Winnower

K. Shahama, M. G. Anjaly, G. K. Rajesh, M. Sneha, P. Sanjay, Anjali Palakkeel, Anjana Narayanan, Aparna Suresh, Jaseera Nasrin

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 56–63 · Published 9 Mar 2023

10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i41712

Abstract

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a commercial plantation crop in India. It is the main raw material in the production of chocolates, cosmetics, health drinks, pharmaceuticals etc. Shelling is one of the primary unit operation and critical step in the processing of chocolate. It affects the quality of the cocoa nibs in terms of flavor and purity. The present study focuses on the development of a cocoa bean sheller cum winnower and its performance evaluation in terms of percentage of cracked and uncracked beans, shelling efficiency, capacity, cleaning efficiency and energy requirement. Roasted cocoa beans were shelled using the developed cocoa bean sheller, which were further subjected to winnowing operation using cocoa bean winnower to separate the shells from the nibs. The shelling efficiency of the developed cocoa bean sheller and cleaning efficiency of the winnower were found to be 98 % and 90.38% respectively.

Cocoa bean sheller winnower cocoa nib primary processing of cocoa

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K. Shahama, M. G. Anjaly, G. K. Rajesh, M. Sneha, P. Sanjay, Anjali Palakkeel, Anjana Narayanan, Aparna Suresh, Jaseera Nasrin (2023). Development and Performance Evaluation of a Cocoa Bean Sheller cum Winnower. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change , 56–63. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i41712

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K. Shahama — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
M. G. Anjaly — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
G. K. Rajesh — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
M. Sneha — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
P. Sanjay — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
Anjali Palakkeel — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
Anjana Narayanan — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
Aparna Suresh — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.
Jaseera Nasrin — Department of Processing and Food Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, AICRP on PHET, Tavanur- 679573, India.

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