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Cacao (kəˈkaʊ)
Cacao, also known as cocoa, is a tropical tree native to the deep tropical regions of Central and South America. Its seeds, also known as cacao beans, are used to produce cocoa mass, cocoa powder, and chocolate.
Etymology
The word "cacao" originated from the Nahuatl word "cacahuatl", which was later adopted by the Spanish as "cacao". The English term "cocoa" is a derivation from the Spanish word.
Related Terms
- Cocoa bean: The dried and fully fermented seed of the cacao tree from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter can be extracted.
- Cocoa solids: The mixture of many substances remaining after cocoa butter is extracted from cacao beans.
- Cocoa butter: The pale-yellow, edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean.
- Chocolate: A typically sweet, usually brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds.
- Theobroma cacao: The taxonomic classification for the plant also known as the cacao tree or cocoa tree.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cacao
- Wikipedia's article - Cacao
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