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The majority of cocoa farms are located in Ivory Coast and Ghana. [2] In Ghana, Cocoa contributes 64% of all exports. [6] Traditional cocoa farms are planted in the shade among other crops and trees. They are especially found in the tropical rainforest areas. [7] Farming cocoa beans is a long process and many factors can affect the farm's yield.
Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. [1] [3] Its seeds - cocoa beans - are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. [4] Although the tree is native to the tropics of the Americas, the largest producer of cocoa beans in 2022 was ...
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Most bulk cocoa is produced in West Africa. [6] Ghana produces the highest quality bulk beans, [2] as Cadbury has maintained its reputation based off using beans from Ghana and as Ghana has retained a high degree of structural control over its cocoa industry. Cocoa in Ghana is cultivated for a consistent flavor, which is understood in European ...
Cocoa Powder: While most people use the terms hot cocoa and hot chocolate interchangeably, cocoa powder is not, in fact, chocolate. It is, however, one of the main ingredients in making chocolate.
[1] [8] Flavor cocoa producers are primarily considered Central and South America and the Caribbean. [10] Markets for flavor cocoa as of 2017 had experienced strong growth for two decades. [1] As of 2017, an estimated 9% of the world crop, around 263 000 tons of fine cocoa were produced. [2]
The cocoa bean, also known simply as cocoa (/ ˈ k oʊ. k oʊ /) or cacao (/ k ə ˈ k aʊ /), [1] is the dried and fully fermented seed of Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted. Cacao trees are native to the Amazon rainforest.