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 Sterculiaceae) 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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Ancient civilizations used to use cocoa beans (the stuff used to make chocolate) as money.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 15 July 2024
Water plants thoroughly and mulch with a 1- to 2-inch layer of organic material such as compost, cocoa bean hulls, or wood chips.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
Lead can get onto the cocoa beans after harvest, potentially from dust and soil, while beans dry outside.
—Korin Miller, Health, 29 June 2024
Instead of sugar, this new Swiss whole fruit chocolate uses the pulp surrounding the cocoa beans along with the inner rind of the cocoa pod husk to make a cocoa gel.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 23 May 2024
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 15 July 2024
Water plants thoroughly and mulch with a 1- to 2-inch layer of organic material such as compost, cocoa bean hulls, or wood chips.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
Lead can get onto the cocoa beans after harvest, potentially from dust and soil, while beans dry outside.
—Korin Miller, Health, 29 June 2024
Instead of sugar, this new Swiss whole fruit chocolate uses the pulp surrounding the cocoa beans along with the inner rind of the cocoa pod husk to make a cocoa gel.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 23 May 2024
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“Cocoa bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20bean. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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