- a variation of cacao bean.
cocoa bean
Britishnoun
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When processed, a cocoa bean becomes cocoa liquor, which contains 50% each of cocoa solids and cocoa butter.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Andurand has said his firm expects global cocoa bean production to decline by at least 18% on an annual basis.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
The Maya enjoyed a variety of drinks laden with cacao powder, which Sessos says is “probably a better source of getting some of the beneficial effects of the cocoa bean than chocolate.”
From National Geographic ● Feb. 12, 2024
The mulch should not be contaminated with toxic substances — only get peanut or cocoa bean shells and other plant hulls from a reliable source.
From Salon ● May 2, 2022
The cocoa bean, out of which you grind cocoa powder and chocolate for a drink, for bonbons, and for puddings, comes out of a fruit shaped like a large red cucumber.
From Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines by Miska Petersham
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