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The cocoa bean, also known 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.
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is a global organization, composed of both cocoa producing and cocoa consuming countries with a membership. Located in London, ICCO was established in 1973 to put into effect the first International Cocoa Agreement which was negotiated in Geneva at a United Nations International Cocoa Conference.
Moniliophthora perniciosa (previously Crinipellis perniciosa) [1] is a fungus that causes "witches' broom disease" (WBD) of the cocoa tree T. cacao. [2] This pathogen is currently limited to South America, Panama and the Caribbean, and is perhaps one of the best-known cocoa diseases, thought to have co-evolved with cocoa in its centre of origin (first recorded in the Brazilian Amazon in 1785).
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) was set up in 1963 in London under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) due to the economic importance of coffee.It administers the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) which is an important instrument for development cooperation.
In May 2021, Kakao VX has started a premium golf driving range business using Kakao Friends characters. [26] In 2018, Kakao has released Kakao Little Friends Phone, a smartphone dedicated to elementary school students that has enhanced protection for their children. [27] Kakao Little Friends Phone was released up to version 4 by 2021. [28]
At the end of the roasting cycle, the roasted beans are dumped from the roasting chamber and are typically cooled by air or water-quenching. During the roasting process, coffee beans lose 15 to 18% of their mass due mainly to the loss of water but also to volatile compounds.
KakaoGroup operates alongside Kakao's public messaging service, KakaoTalk, allowing users to sync their messages between the two. The app is available for both iOS and Android mobile phones and can also be accessed through the KakaoGroup website. In addition to group messaging, KakaoGroup offers media sharing to private groups, a group-specific ...
KakaoStory (Korean: 카카오스토리) is a social network platform launched by Kakao. It was launched on March 22, 2012 [1] as a photo sharing network but has then expanded to include others features allowing users to post various things on their page. As of 2017, [2] KakaoStory has more active users in South Korea than Facebook. [3] [4] [5]