Description
Screen cocoa beans to select the appropriate beans for roasting and grinding. See to it that the selected beans conform to quality standards. Clean cocoa beans with minor defects.
Alternative labels
analyse cocoa beans
test cocoa beans
screen a cocoa bean
check cocoa beans
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Screen cocoa beans is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Cocoa press operator: Cocoa press operators tend one or more hydraulic cocoa presses to remove specified amounts of cocoa butter (natural oil of cocoa bean) from chocolate liquor.
Cacao beans cleaner: Cacao beans cleaners operate machines for the removal of foreign materials such as stones, string and dirt from cacao beans. They operate silos as to move beans from there to hoppers. They direct the cleaned beans to specified silos. They operate air-cleaning system in order to remove further foreign materials.
Cacao bean roaster: Cacao bean roasters set up and operate cacao processing equipments such as a continuous roasters, crackers fanners, drying and grinding equipment.
Liquor grinding mill operator: Liquor grinding mill operators run mills that grind cracked cocoa beans or nibs of cocoa bean paste as to obtain liquid chocolate of specified consistency. They operate hoppers by sliding their gates to release cocoa nibs which then go through grinding stones.
Optional skill
Screen cocoa beans is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
References
- Screen cocoa beans – ESCO
