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Skylar Ms.Mcgann Science 6-1 4/13/10 =** Similarity's and Differences Between Green and Black Chocolate ** **and Hershey's Chocolate ** =

I. Ingredients in Hershey's and Green & Black chocolate. A. G&B is made up of cocoa, bourbon vanilla and organic sugar. Organic Sicilian almonds with skins are used in every almond bar. A. Hershey's is made from (regular) sugar, milk, cocoa butter and chocolate liquor. They also have almonds in their almond bar. B. G&B has lots of beans from Belize.

II. Similarities in the way they're processed A.Cocoa beans grown in Brazil Indonesia,the Ivory Coast and Ghana for both Hershey's and G&B. 1/ Cacao trees grow melon-like fruit, harvested by hand. B.they are placed in large heaps or piles. This is called fermentation, and takes about a week. C.the shells harden, the beans darken, and the rich cocoa flavor develops. D.Railroad cars carry the cocoa beans from docks to the chocolate factory where they are cleaned and stored and blended. E. Cocoa beans are roasted in large, revolving roasters at very high temperatures. F. A special hulling machine then takes the dry, roasted cocoa beans and separates the shell from the inside of the bean - called the “nib.” This is the part of the bean actually used to make chocolate. G.The nibs now are ready for milling. Milling is a grinding process which turns the nibs into a liquid called chocolate liquor H. Tanker trucks bring fresh milk to the factory every day where it is tested, pasteurized, and then mixed with sugar. 1/The whole milk-sugar mixture is slowly dried until it turns into a thick, taffy-like material. 2/Later it becomes a paste and is poured into huge vats called conches. Once inside the conche, large granite rollers smooth out the gritty particles from the crumb. This process can take anywhere from 24 to 72 hours to complete. Now the chocolate paste has the smooth, familiar look of milk chocolate and it’s ready

III. Similarities and differences in manufacture between Green and Black Chocolate and Hershey's. A. G&B and Hershey's use the same kinds of machines to manufacture the chocolate bars. 1/ First they roast the beans in a roaster. 2/ They use rollers to mix the ingredients and make them softer. 3/ Conches roll out the particles to get rid of them. 4/ They use molds to mold the chocolate. 5/ They put the nibs ( the inside of the bean which makes the chocolate taste like it does) in a grinder to make chocolate liquor. B. A difference is that Hershey's uses a breaking chamber. It breaks the beans to get the nibs 1/ G&B doesn't use breaking chambers.

IV.. Similarities and differences in how they look alike. A. Size---G&B is 2 centimeters square and Hershey's is 3 centimeters square B. Color---G&B is a very light brown but Hershey's is a shade darker C. Hershey's says Hershey's in normal font and G&B says G&B in fancy font. D. Hershey's chocolate is thinner. E. G&B chocolate is shinier.

(Hershey's chocolate)

V.. Similarities and differences in what they taste like. A. One similarity is that they both have a sweet after-taste. B. One difference is that G&B's aftertaste is a little more bitter. C. Hershey's is easier to take a bite out of. 1. G&B's is thicker, harder to bite a piece off of. D. When you break a piece of G&B's, it makes a loud snapping sound. 1. Hersey's snapping sound is quieter. E. G&B's has a hint of caramel in its taste. 1. Hershey's tastes just like plain milk chocolate.

V. Conclusion---Hershey's and G&B are both chocolate and made in a similar way but different in size, appearance and taste.

(Green and Blacks chocolate)

=**Bibliography**=

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Personal interview. 11 Apr. 2010.