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ca·ca·o
/ kəˈkou; kəˈkāō/
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n.
(pl. -os)
1.
(also cacao bean)
a beanlike seed from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made.
2.
the small tropical American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao, family Sterculiaceae) that bears these seeds in large, oval pods.
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CACAO EXPORTS TEND TO DECLINE.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 5/8/2001; 700+ words
; Indonesia exports of cacao surged 23% to 411,760 tons valued at...purchases. In 1997-1998, Indonesian cacao sector enjoyed booming when the price...Malaysian production decline as some of its cacao plantations have been planted with oil...
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Cacao, vanilla and annatto: three production and exchange systems in the Southern Maya lowlands, XVI-XVII centuries (1).
Magazine article from: Journal of Latin American Geography; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...intensiva e intensiva de tres cultivos relevantes: cacao, achiote y vainilla. Tambien se examina la presion...lacandones y choles para obtener principalmente cacao y achiote. Las huertas de cacao de los choles del Manche pueden considerarse como...
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CACAO--Good for Agriculture and the Environment.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 11/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; The Aztecs of Mexico called cacao beans "the food of the gods." They...about 3 million tons of the beans of the cacao tree as chocolate in many forms and in...year--about 12 pounds per person. Cacao beans account for only about 20 to 30...
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Cacao Reserve by Hershey's(TM) Invites Consumers to Explore a New World of Chocolate.
PR Newswire; 9/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...to explore a new world of chocolate with Cacao Reserve by Hershey's, a new, premium...natural chocolates and drinking cocoa. The Cacao Reserve by Hershey's line, available...Commercial Group, The Hershey Company. "Cacao Reserve by Hershey's meets this rapidly...
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Revitalization of cacao plantations boosts seeds producing industry.(INDUSTRY)
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 4/1/2009; 700+ words
; Backgrounds Cacao has become major export commodity for the country outside oil and gas. Cacao plantations contribute to economic development...world's third largest producer and exporter of cacao beans after the Ivory Coast and Ghana. Cacao...
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CACAO EXPORTS DOWN 17.6% BUT UP IN VALUE
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 7/13/1998; 700+ words
; Indonesia's exports of cacao dropped by 17.6% to 266,270 tons...caused by the decline in the production of cacao beans following long drought that year...hit Latin America has also destroyed cacao crops in other regions in the world...
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Cacao Reserve by Hershey's(TM) Invites Consumers to Explore a New World of Chocolate; New, Premium Line of All-Natural Chocolate and Drinking Cocoa Products Introduced.
Business Wire; 9/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...to explore a new world of chocolate with Cacao Reserve by Hershey's, a new, premium...natural chocolates and drinking cocoa. The Cacao Reserve by Hershey's line, available...Commercial Group, The Hershey Company. "Cacao Reserve by Hershey's meets this rapidly...
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Rediscovering the cacao in Ecuador's Upper Napo River Valley.
Magazine article from: Focus on Geography; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...rarely do people consider the places that produce cacao. In many people's mental geography of chocolate, cacao and chocolate are not connected; however, since chocolate is made from cacao, there would be no chocolate without cacao. This...
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Cacao and Marker-Assisted Selection.(Cacao breeding begins to combat diseases)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...cultivated cocoa beans--the seeds of Theobroma cacao. They believed that the cacao tree originated from a divine source--the wise...multibillion-dollar U.S. chocolate industry. But cacao cultivation in Central and South America is threatened...
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1. Indonesian cacao increase market share in Malaysia.(Trade)
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 10/12/2004; 700+ words
; Cacao buyers in Malaysia and Singapore began to...there was attempt to form a cartel to reject cacao supply from Indonesia to both Malaysia and...Singapore. The two countries were forced to buy cacao beans from large traders like Cargill, which...
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Cacao
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Cacao As currency, beverage, and divine plant, cacao (Theobroma cacao, family Sterculiaceae) has played an important role in ancient Central American cultures. To the Mayans, the plant was a gift from their gods—implied in the...
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cacao
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cacao , tropical tree ( Theobroma cacao ) of the family Sterculiaceae ( sterculia family), native to...Chocolate is a product in which the cocoa butter has been retained. Cacao products have a high food value because of the large proportion...
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cacao butter
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
cacao butter See cocoa butter .
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Chocolate
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...the seeds of the tropical tree Theobroma cacao L. The Swedish naturalist Carl Von Linn...taken from the Greek. When adjoined to cacao, the indigenous Mixe-Zoquean term for...Its History The geographic origin of T. cacao is obscure. While most texts place its...
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Barry Callebaut AG
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Public Company Incorporated: 1842 as Cacao Barry; 1850 as Callebaut Employees: 8...Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans Franco-Belgo-Swiss Barry Callebaut...chocolate maker Callebaut and its French rival Cacao Barry. The two companies merged in the...
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