cocoa bean
noun
plural cocoa beans
: a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American tropical evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Malvaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter : cacao sense 1
The cocoa bean contains cocoa solids (particles) and about 53 percent cocoa butter.—
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In March, the United Nations Trade and Development office released a statement with startling figures about how recent cocoa bean prices have been skyrocketing.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Some of the biggest candy manufacturers in the world are environmentally harmful due to the sheer amount of sugar, palm oil and cocoa beans required to make their products, which has contributed to widespread deforestation and biodiversity loss, according to Good On You.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
About 75% of the cacao fruit is discarded after the cocoa beans are harvested.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa substitutes.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2024
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Some of the biggest candy manufacturers in the world are environmentally harmful due to the sheer amount of sugar, palm oil and cocoa beans required to make their products, which has contributed to widespread deforestation and biodiversity loss, according to Good On You.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
About 75% of the cacao fruit is discarded after the cocoa beans are harvested.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa substitutes.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Cocoa bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20bean. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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