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Table 3 Masses of the wet cocoa pods, CPHs, and wet cocoa beans

From: Quantification and characterization of cocoa pod husks for electricity generation in Uganda

Item

Quantity

Average weight of a cocoa pod

384.6 g

Average weight of wet beans in a cocoa pod

102.2 g

Average weight of wet cocoa pod husks

292.0 g

Percentage of pod husks by weight of wet pods

73.8%

Percentage of wet beans by weight of wet pods

26.2%

Mass of wet beans

17,161.9 g

Mass of wet pods

66,290.4 g

Mass of dry CPHs

4242 g

Mass of dry beans

12,150 g

Mass of dry CPHs per kg of dry beans

0.349