cocoa: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
R. MacRae, R.K. Robinson, and M.J. Sadler (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition, 8 vol. (1993); and Y.H. Hui (ed.), Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology, 4 vol. (1992), are general works that cover all aspects of the science of food. P. Fellows, Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practices (1988), is an introductory text.
The cocoa and chocolate industry from the growing of cocoa beans to the finished cocoa and chocolate products is covered in L. Russell Cook, Chocolate Production and Use, 3rd ed., rev. by E.H. Meursing (1982). John Simmons (ed.), Cocoa Production: Economic and Botanical Perspectives (1976), a basic source, includes a worldwide survey of research. G.A.R. Wood and R.A. Lass, Cocoa, 4th ed. (1985), discusses cocoa production in various countries.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentioned the discovery of cacao residues that are more than 5,000 years old in Ecuador. | Nov 01, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 01, 2018 | ||
| Invalidated site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Chocolate Works. | Sep 27, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 22, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Jan 08, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Chocolate Works. | Nov 23, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Coco River, Central America. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Cocoa Powder. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Jul 01, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 14, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 25, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |