cocoa bean
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊkoʊ biːn/
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grano de cacao
- Each cocoa bean has a unique flavor that contributes to the richness of chocolate.
- chocolate made from cocoa beans
- cocoa beans are grown
- made with cocoa beans
It's one of the multitude of amazing benefits that the cocoa seed, as it ferments into a cocoa bean, will have made manifest.
- It's one of the multitude of amazing benefits that the cocoa seed, as it ferments into a cocoa bean, will have made manifest.
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In the Bean to Bar section, visitors learn about the history of cocoa and chocolate: how cocoa beans are harvested, dried, and fermented; and finally, how they are turned into delicious, edible products.
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The cocoa bean is the thing from which chocolate is made, so I told the chief:
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But the food they longed for the most was the cocoa bean.
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I started to look into cocoa beans and where they come from after working at a warehouse that just imports cocoa beans.
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Also, the way the cocoa beans are processed can influence the potency of the flavonols.
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So how do the cocoa beans get to the factory where they can be dried, roasted, and de-shelled for the final product?
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"Gentle handling and processing of the cocoa bean, from harvesting of the bean through delivery of product, are critical in preserving the cocoa flavanols."
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Farmers in the Ivory Coast continue to export the greatest number of cocoa beans worldwide, accounting for 43 percent of the world's supply, but most of those farmers have never tasted or even seen the final product.
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Economy: The Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans, and also produces and exports a sizable amount of other commodities, such as coffee, palm oil, and gold.
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A cocoa bean is essential for making delicious chocolate treats.
Synonyms
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The dried seed of the tree that makes cocoa and chocolate
How Caffeinated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'cocoa' signals relation to cacao/chocolate and 'bean' denotes a seed, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is the seed used to make cocoa/chocolate. Although there is a technical distinction between 'cocoa' (processed powder) and 'cacao' (the raw seed) in specialist contexts, the basic compositional logic is cross-linguistically common and readily understandable.
Etymology
Cocoa bean names the dried seed of the cacao tree that looks like a small bean. Because these seeds are dried and processed to make cocoa and chocolate, cocoa bean means 'the seed used to make cocoa and chocolate'.