The 226 samples of integral cocoa beans (beans and pulp) (not less than 200 g each sample), from the primary processing stage, were collected in the cocoa producing region of Ilheus-Bahia (Brazil). The cocoa samples came from three major farms and represented the different stages of production: 25 samples before fermentation, 51 samples with different times of fermentation (1-6 days), 85 samples collected at different times of sun drying on movable roof platforms (1e14 days) and 65 samples during the storage period (up to one year).