“CACAO” in italiano

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cacao

cocoa cacao

The consumption of cacao in New Spain remained an important market throughout the colonial period, supplied largely by the Guayas and Caracas plantations.

To those fortunate people, the cocoa drink made from cacao was, as reflected in the genus name, indeed the ‘food of the gods.’

The cocoa mass itself is naturally made up of about half cocoa butter and half dry cocoa solids, but since the ratio varies among beans, two brands labeled 70 percent cacao may not have the same percentage of cocoa butter.

West African nations such as Ivory Coast and Ghana are now the world's leading exporters of cacao , with at least 40 percent of the world's supply produced in Ivory Coast alone.

Edible plants rich in flavanols include cacao , tea, grapes and grapefruit.