What is Cocoa?
Cocoa also known as cocoa powder is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. [1]
The cacao tree is native to the Americas. It may have originated in the foothills of the Andes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins of South America where today, examples of wild cacao still can be found. However, it may have had a larger range in the past, evidence for which may be obscured because of its cultivation in these areas long before, as well as after, the Spanish arrived. It may have been introduced into Central America by the ancient Mayas, and cultivated in Mexico by the Olmecs, then by the Toltecs and later by the Aztecs. It was a common currency throughout Mesoamerica and the Caribbean before the Spanish conquest. [1]
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Natural |
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Aliases (Also Known As) |
Alkalized Cocoa Alkalized Cocoa Powder Cacao Cacao Beans Cacao Powder Cocoa Bean Chips Cocoa Beans Cocoa Extract Cocoa Nut Cocoa Powder Cocoa Powder Dutch Cocoa Seed Dry Extract Cocoa Seed Extract Cocoa Shells Dark Cocoa Defatted Cocoa Powder Dry Cocoa Solids Dutch Cocoa Dutch Cocoa Powder Dutch Processed Cocoa Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder Light Cocoa Low Fat Cocoa Powder Low Fat Dutch Cocoa Lowfat Cocoa Modified Cocoa Natural Cocoa Natural Cocoa Extract Natural Cocoa Powder Natural Process Cocoa Powder Raw Cacao Reduced Fat Cocoa Powder Redwood Cocoa Unsweetened Cocoa Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Color Key - (Click/Tap to View)
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| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM |
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