Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used...
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The seeds of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), the best known species of the genus, are used for making chocolate. Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), mocambo...
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common names, is a tree in the genus Theobroma (family Malvaceae), which also contains the better-known Theobroma cacao (cocoa tree). It is found in Central...
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Cocoa bean (redirect from Cacao bean)
simply as cocoa (/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/) or cacao (/kəˈkaʊ/), is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, from which cocoa solids (a...
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also refer to: Theobroma cacao, a tropical evergreen tree Cocoa bean, the seed from the tree used to make chocolate Cacao paste, ground cacao beans. The mass...
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Cocoa butter (redirect from Theobroma oil)
Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible fat extracted from the cocoa bean (Theobroma cacao). It is used to make chocolate, as...
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Togo A virus. Cacao swollen-shoot virus (CSSV) principally infects Theobroma cacao (cacao tree) and has a major effect on crop yields. Within one year of...
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Theobroma grandiflorum, commonly known as cupuaçu, also spelled cupuassu, cupuazú, cupu assu, or copoazu, is a tropical rainforest tree related to cacao...
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Chocolate (section Cacao varieties)
was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. The seeds of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop...
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Theobromine, also known as xantheose, is the principal alkaloid of Theobroma cacao (cacao plant). Theobromine is slightly water-soluble (330 mg/L) with a...
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dictionary. Cocoa may refer to: Chocolate Theobroma cacao, the cocoa tree Cocoa bean, seed of Theobroma cacao Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure,...
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economically important in a number of crop plants, including the cocoa tree Theobroma cacao, jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) and the timber tree Melia azedarach. A tree's...
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processed, typically sweetened food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Its earliest documented use is by the Olmecs of south central...
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including instructions for authors and subscription information: Tejate: Theobroma Cacao and T. bicolor in a Traditional Beverage from Oaxaca, Mexico" (PDF)...
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for chocolate rose shortly after the introduction of the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) to São Tomé and Príncipe in 1824, solidifying the crop's agricultural...
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Chironomidae. Other ceratopogonid midges are major pollinators of Theobroma cacao (cocoa tree). Having natural pollinators has beneficial effects in...
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processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented...
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"male" kola (= Garcinia kola) Cocoa pod: fruit of (true) kola relative Theobroma cacao bisected to show similarity of structure to that of fruit of Cola acuminata...
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Moniliophthora perniciosa (category Cacao diseases)
"The causal agents of witches' broom and frosty pod rot of cacao (chocolate, Theobroma cacao) form a new lineage of Marasmiaceae". Mycologia. 97 (5): 1012–1022...
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earliest cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) use in the Americas. This evidence, comes from approximately 5,300 years ago (or 3,300 BC). Traditionally, cacao was thought...
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Patrick; Hurtado, Julio (2018-10-29). "The use and domestication of Theobroma cacao during the mid-Holocene in the upper Amazon". Nature Ecology & Evolution...
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Moniliophthora roreri (category Cacao diseases)
causes frosty pod rot disease, one of the most serious problems for cacao (Theobroma cacao— the source of chocolate) production in Latin America. This disease...
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a foaming agent Yucca – a foaming agent Pimenta dioica – allspice Theobroma cacao – chocolate Trigonella foenum-graecum – fenugreek Myroxylon balsamum...
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all of PNG for cocoa. Omuru et al., 2001 find households farming cacao (Theobroma cacao) average an income of US$215/year. The Cocoa Pod Borer (Conopomorpha...
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Cotton (four species of Gossypium), kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), cacao (Theobroma cacao), kola nut (Cola spp.), and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) are important...
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Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of Theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made...
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In Peru it is called cacaoy, cacaoíllo, cacau-rana, cacao biaro, cupuyh or cacao sacha Theobroma speciosum is an evergreen tree that grows up to 15 m...
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1-Triacontanol (section Cacao seedlings)
resulted mixture is hydrogenated to give triacontanol. Cocoa seedlings (Theobroma cacao L.) shows a positive growth in terms of plant length and the leaf size...
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country and market. Chocolate is made from the seeds of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Chocolate has been consumed over centuries. It may have been...
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Forcipomyia squamipennis (section Cacao pollination)
species in the genus Forcipomyia. It is an important pollinator of cacao trees (Theobroma cacao) in Ghana, and other related midges pollinate the tree in other...
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