The diagram below shows the stages in processing cocoa beans. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The flow chart below illustrates how the

cocoa

beans are processed with various stages involved.

Overall

, there are three main stages with many small steps required at each stage, beginning with the harvesting of whole beans and ending with the finished products for consumption.

First,

the

cocoa

beans are picked

then

the shells are removed before they are dried and pressed into

cocoa

liquor.

Next,

the liquid is proceeded to the next steps which are

further

pressing or refining based on the purpose of selling the products. When the liquor undergoes the stage of pressing, it is turned into cake or only

cocoa

.

Subsequently

, the cake is ground into powder which can be delivered to the customer at

this

stage.

However

,

cocoa

can be provided for other industries where they are made into cakes or drinks afterwards. Part of the

cocoa

liquid is not processed

further

but is refined in step 2, it is

then

added with sugar to produce industrial chocolate before being processed into the finished chocolate goods.

Finally

, they are ready to be sold to general consumers.