Theobroma cacao
About
Theobroma cacao, also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical regions of Central and South America. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make cocoa mass, cocoa powder, confectionery, ganache and chocolate.
- Family
- Malvaceae
How to use it
This tree is cultivated primarily for its seeds, or cocoa beans. These beans are harvested and processed industrially to manufacture chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa solids, chocolate liquor, and confectionery products.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
The seeds of this tree, known as cocoa beans, are the primary ingredient used to produce cocoa mass, cocoa powder, chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, and cocoa butter. These components are widely used to make chocolate, ganache, and various confectionery items.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Theobroma cacao
- Slug
- theobroma-cacao
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Theobroma
- Species
- cacao
- Wikidata QID
- Q42385
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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