Table 1.

Total yeast counts, pH, aw and moisture determined in cocoa beans before and after drying.

Production Stage	Yeast Counts Log CFU/g	pH	a w	Moisture (%)
Before drying	6.59 ± 0.46 a	5.3 ± 0.37 a	0.98 ± 0.21 a	42.6 ± 3.2 a
After drying	2.73 ± 1.71 b	5.1 ± 0.66 a	0.52 ± 0.11 b	3.4 ± 1.3 a

Mean and standard deviation of 19 different samples analysed. Different lowercase letters indicate significant (p < 0.05) differences between the samples before and after sun drying.