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co·coa

(kō'kō),

A powder prepared from the roasted kernels of the ripe seed of Theobroma cacao (family Sterculiaceae); used in the preparation of cocoa syrup, a flavoring agent.
See also: cacao.

cocoa

a cooking ingredient derived from cacao.

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Cocoa Crate has used their background in premium chocolate to create a program that delivers handcrafted artisan chocolate to the doors of chocolate lovers everywhere.

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The drawback to Dutch-processed cocoa powder is that the amount of polyphenols is reduced by as much as 80 to 90 percent during the alkalizing process," says Rosenfeld.

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The communique read in part, ' CFAN condemned the manners of procuring inputs for cocoa farmers of Nigeria without our contribution as the representatives of all the cocoa farmers in Nigeria.

Cocoa farmers allege importation of substandard inputs by ministry

The effects of relatively long-term ingestion of cocoa flavanols (ranging from 5 days up to 3 months) has generally been investigated in elderly individuals.

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Steve Mann, from Cadbury, said: "Without cocoa there is no chocolate, without the next generation of cocoa farmers and a thriving cocoa supply chain, there's no cocoa.

Cadbury in move to help cocoa farmers

Add a spoonful of luscious cocoa powder to your morning porridge along with fruit, cinnamon, and nuts.

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Opportunities from research & development activities to identify additional applications of cocoa beans in the market

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Creating over 300 new jobs, the USD100m facility will have a 70,000 tonnes processing capacity and will produce Cargill's premium brand Gerkens[R] cocoa powders, as well as high quality cocoa liquor and butter.

Cargill opens Indonesian cocoa processing facility

SEuo Tome was once the world's largest exporter of cocoa, but in the 1990s the global cocoa price crash destroyed a declining industry here and farmers like JoEuo Jose almost abandoned the crop.