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Cocoa

A conventional English term for cacao commodities and processed ingredients; not a reliable synonym for highly processed.

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CacaoThe tree, fruit and seeds of Theobroma cacao; usage overlaps with cocoa and does not by itself signal quality or processing.↗Cocoa powderGround cocoa solids remaining after much of the cocoa butter has been pressed away.↗Cocoa massFinely ground cacao nibs containing both native cocoa butter and non-fat cocoa solids.↗
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