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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A flavored powder obtained from the roasted seed kernels of the ''Theobroma cacao'' tree native to tropical America. Cocoa powder is used for chocolate flavoring. The seeds also contain a high proportion of oils called cocoa butter (see [ | + | A flavored powder obtained from the roasted seed kernels of the ''Theobroma cacao'' tree native to tropical America. Cocoa powder is used for chocolate flavoring. The seeds also contain a high proportion of oils called cocoa butter (see [[theobroma oil]]). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 13 January 2014
Description
A flavored powder obtained from the roasted seed kernels of the Theobroma cacao tree native to tropical America. Cocoa powder is used for chocolate flavoring. The seeds also contain a high proportion of oils called cocoa butter (see Theobroma oil).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Theobroma cacao; cacao; chocolate
Additional Images
Cocao leaves (Theobroma cacao)
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 2522
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998