This vein valve diseae is a common reason that people develop leg or ankle swelling. Vein valve disease can lead to varicose veins as well. Vein valve dysfunction can be an inherited condition or it can be caused by blood clot damage or trauma to the veins. Lymphedema is another cause of leg or foot swelling.
Cocoa Pods & Beans. The cocoa tree bears two harvests of cocoa pods per year. Around 20cm in length and 500gms in weight, the pods ripen to a rich, golden-orange colour. Within each pod there are 20-40 purple, 2cm long cocoa beans covered in a sweet white pulp. We buy quality cocoa beans from Indonesia, Malaysia and Ghana.
The fruit is an egg-shaped red to brown berry (commonly referred to as a 'cocoa pod'), 15 to 25 cm long, with a more or less knobbly surface and lines from top to bottom. The 'pod' contains 30 to 40 seeds, each of which is surrounded by a bitter-sweet white pulp.he ingredients for chocolate â cocoa powder and cocoa butter (solids) â are prepared from fermented and roasted cocoa seeds. A typical bar of milk chocolate contains around 15% cocoa liquor and 20% cocoa powder. The distinctive flavour of chocolate develops during the fermentation process.