The diagram description above tells how chocolate is produced. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given diagram illustrates the production process of chocolate.

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the process begins with the cultivation of cacao in America, Africa, and Indonesia, and concludes with the production of chocolate liquid.

Initially

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, ripe red cacao pods are harvested to undergo the separation process to extract the white cocoa

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from the pods. Before spreading the white

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under the sun to dry, they needed to be fermented first.

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, the dried cocoa

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are transported to the factory, where they are stored in large sacks and transported via trains or lorries. The next step involves roasting the cocoa

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at temperatures exceeding 300 degrees Celsius, resulting in their transformation into a rich brown

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, the brown

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are crushed with the crusher to remove them from the outer shell. In the final stage, the inner part is pressed to produce the chocolate liquid before it

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arrives in shopping retail.