Cocoa bean processing line from cocoa pod to cocoa nibs
Streamline your cocoa production process by transforming raw cocoa pods into high-quality nibs through precise cracking, cleaning, roasting, peeling, and grading—ensuring consistency and efficiency for large-scale chocolate manufacturing.

Processes Cocoa Pods into Nibs
The Cocoa Bean Processing System, designed by Zhengzhou Taizy Machinery Co., Ltd., efficiently transforms cocoa pods into nibs through a fully automated, continuous process. This system features integrated pod cracking, stone removal, roasting, peeling, and grading, optimizing each step to improve throughput, achieving up to 1,000 kg/h. Its drum roasting machine ensures uniform heating, essential for high-quality cocoa products like chocolate bars and cocoa powder. The equipment’s PLC control facilitates seamless integration into existing lines, offering enhanced energy efficiency with precise motor control. Built with durable materials, it withstands rigorous conditions typical in large-scale processing facilities. The system is available with custom configurations, supporting diverse production needs, from gourmet chocolate to nutraceutical applications, ensuring compliance with stringent industry standards.
Benefits
- Maximizes production efficiency by automating the entire cocoa nibs process.
- Enhances product quality with precise roasting and grading controls.
- Minimizes operational costs through low energy consumption and reduced manual intervention.
- Flexibly adapts to various production scales and product lines.
- Ensures continuous operation with robust, durable construction suitable for industrial environments.
- Applications
- Cocoa products,Cocoa butter,Cocoa powder,Chocolate manufacturing,Snacks,Nutraceuticals,Sweets,Food processing
- End products
- Chocolate truffles,Milk chocolate chips,Gourmet hot cocoa mix,Cocoa protein powder,Healthy chocolate snacks,Plain chocolate bars,Chocolate-covered nuts,Cocoa nibs,Dark chocolate blocks,Chocolate sauces
- Steps before
- Fermentation,Drying
- Steps after
- Fermentation,Grinding,Packaging,Chocolate Making,Cocoa Butter Extraction,Cocoa Powder Production
- Input ingredients
- fresh cocoa beans,cocoa pods
- Output ingredients
- cocoa nibs,cocoa butter,cocoa powder,chocolate
- Market info
- Taizy Food Machinery is known for manufacturing industrial food processing equipment, specializing in engineered-to-order (ETO) machinery. They have a reputation for innovative, high-quality solutions tailored to meet various customer specifications globally.
- Capacity
- Cocoa pod splitter
- Capacity
- Stone removing machine
- Capacity
- Cocoa bean roasting machine
- Capacity
- Cocoa bean peeling machine
- Capacity
- Cocoa nibs grading machine
- Automation
- High degree of automation
- Power
- Cocoa pod splitter
- Power
- Stone removing machine
- Power
- Matching fan power for stone removing machine
- Power
- Cocoa bean roasting machine motor power
- Power
- Electric furnace power
- Power
- Cocoa bean peeling machine power
- Power
- Fan power for cocoa bean peeling machine
- Output Temperature
- Cocoa bean roasting machine
- Dimensions
- Cocoa pod splitter
- Dimensions
- Cocoa bean roasting machine
- Dimensions
- Cocoa bean peeling machine
- Dimensions
- Cocoa nibs grading machine
- Roller diameter
- 600 mm (Cocoa nibs grading machine)
- Integrated Steps
- Cocoa pod cracking,stone removing,roasting,peeling,grading
- Automation Level
- Semi-automatic / Fully Automatic
- Production Output
- 800 kg/h for pod splitter,500 kg/h for roasting
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Batch
- Energy Efficiency
- High degree of automation and low noise
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Biological compatibility
- N/A
- Cleanability
- High
- Machine footprint
- 31.32m
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / PLC / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA / MES / ERP
- Footprint customization
- Compact / Modular
- Automation level
- Fully automated / Semi-automated
- Material of construction
- Stainless steel / Custom materials