It’s interesting, for sure, but I see many difficulties. I assume manufacturers would receive many containers of pods, which would need to be washed and sanitized. Rotten and old ones sorted out. Then, crushed open, the seeds and fruit juice removed and separated. The seeds roasted and ground into a slurry. The pods ground up separately into a gel, they called it, with juices added. There must be a way to evaporate this gel, else it would become thick and unwieldy when combined with the roasted ground seeds. Then I assume they would be recombined, seed slurry with gel, sugar, vanilla, and milk powder, if desired. With that in mind, it appears the pod is elaborate filler, and not providing much if any flavor or sugars. A food scientist might find a quicker process with pectin. But they wouldn’t have as good a story to tell. We’ll see. Still interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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