Cocoa Bean

Grown pesticide-free, the fruit is extracted from its pods, fermented on-site in traditional wooden bins, then transformed one small batch at a time into milk - and dark-chocolate bars both with and without the antioxidant-rich cocoa-bean bits known as nibs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, the plant was never zoned for melting chocolate, but cocoa-bean storage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The North American cocoa-bean grind for the second quarter dropped 6.75%, the National Confectioners Association reported late Thursday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In containing a great deal of starch and oil, peanuts resemble the cocoa-bean, though without the nitrogenous principle, _theobromine_ ❋ B. W. Jones (N/A)

_ -- The natural broken segments of the roasted cocoa-bean, after the shell has been removed, prepared for table as an infusion by prolonged simmering. ❋ Brandon Head (N/A)

During the process of "sweating" the cotyledons of the cocoa-bean, which are at first a purple colour and very compact in the skin, lose their brightness for a duller brown, and expand the skin, giving the bean a fuller shape. ❋ Brandon Head (N/A)

One can but suppose that the long habit of drinking an infusion from coffee-beans and tea-leaves has fixed in the mind the erroneous idea that the substance of the cocoa-bean is also valueless. ❋ Brandon Head (N/A)

It contains no admixture, and presents the full flavor of the cocoa-bean in all its natural fragrance and purity. ❋ Maria Parloa (1876)

It possesses the full strength and natural flavor of the cocoa-bean. ❋ Maria Parloa (1876)

One-half the weight of the cocoa-bean consists of a fat called ❋ Maria Parloa (1876)

The Fairtrade products are handmade by families in the Himalayas and cost from £5.50 for a small hanging bird to £42.50 for a 40cm-tall specimen cocoa-bean.co.uk. ❋ Telegraph Staff (2011)

Separately, industry insiders claim demand from industry and on the consumption side for chocolate is on the increase, with cocoa-bean inventories in European warehouses monitored by ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cocoa results increased, principally due to increased sales volumes and margins for chocolate and semi-finished products and improved market structure, which improved our cocoa-bean carrying costs. ❋ Unknown (2008)