Effects of Partial Pulp Removal on Microbial Dynamics and Metabolite Profiles During On-Farm Cocoa Fermentation
Gilson C. A. Chagas-Junior, Nelson Rosa Ferreira, Paulo Túlio de Souza Silveira, Anderson Moraes da Silva, Diego Assis das Graças, Artur Silva, Braian Saimon Frota da Silva, Dominic Wimmer, Priscilla Efraim, Alessandra Santos Lopes · 2026
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Description
Gilson Chagas-Junior and nine colleagues test whether stripping some pulp from cocoa beans before fermentation changes the microbial story inside the box. On-farm fermentations ran one hundred forty-four hours with beans fully pulped, or with a quarter or half of them depulped, while the team tracked sugars, acids, microbes, and standard fermentation markers.
Temperature, acidity, and pH followed the classic fermentation arc in all treatments. Pulp removal did shift sugar and organic acid profiles and microbial composition, with Saccharomyces yeast and acetic acid bacteria among the identified players. Statistical exploration showed fermentation time dominated the differences, with pulp removal a secondary influence. The authors flag depulping as a possible lever for steering cocoa flavor development.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gilson C. A. Chagas-Junior, Nelson Rosa Ferreira, Paulo Túlio de Souza Silveira, Anderson Moraes da Silva, Diego Assis das Graças, Artur Silva, Braian Saimon Frota da Silva, Dominic Wimmer, Priscilla Efraim, Alessandra Santos Lopes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |