Cacao Beans (IMAGE)

Penn State

Cacao Beans

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Cacao seeds after harvest. A mixture of lipids called cocoa butter makes up about half of each seed. The natural melting point of cocoa butter is close to human body temperature. This trait gives chocolate its melt-in-your-mouth texture and provides a creamy texture to lotions applied to the skin.

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Mark Guiltinan, Penn State

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