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Chocolate field glossary

Cacao

The tree, fruit and seeds of Theobroma cacao; usage overlaps with cocoa and does not by itself signal quality or processing.

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CocoaA conventional English term for cacao commodities and processed ingredients; not a reliable synonym for highly processed.↗Theobroma cacaoThe wet-tropical tree species whose seeds are processed into cocoa ingredients and chocolate.↗PodThe ridged cacao fruit containing seeds surrounded by sweet-tart pulp.↗
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