Chocolate field glossary
Placenta
The inner structure to which cacao seeds are attached inside the fruit.
Botany · working definitionUse the word
Use the word
with precision.
- Why it matters
- Use this term to describe the plant or fruit precisely before making claims about processing or flavor.
- Common confusion
- The term “Placenta” is useful only at the scope defined above; it should not be stretched into a general quality, health, origin or ethics claim.
- Practical example
- When you encounter “Placenta” on a wrapper, process description or tasting note, ask what observation or record supports that exact use.