cacao bean
Cacao bean
Cacao beans are fermented and dried cacao-tree seeds, sold whole or broken and roasted or less-heated, then cracked and winnowed for chocolate and cocoa products.
About Cacao bean
Cacao beans are the fermented and dried seeds from the fruit of the cacao tree. They are the starting material for chocolate and cocoa products, rather than a ready-to-eat bean in the sense of a legume. The seeds are typically oval and somewhat flattened, with a firm, brittle shell around a darker interior.
They are sold whole or broken, and may be raw-dried or roasted; fermentation and roasting affect their aroma and flavour. Whole beans are cracked and winnowed to remove the shell before many uses. Nutrition comparisons depend on whether a sample includes shell, and on fermentation, roasting, and any further processing.
- Ingredient type
- other
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grano de cacao
fève de cacao
obsolete: cacao bean (whole, raw)
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Cacao bean nutrition & diet
Cacao bean nutritional value
Reference: Cocoa beans
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 605kcal
- Protein
- 12.6g
- Carbs
- 4.6g
- Fat
- 51.9g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Comparisons depend on whether the edible kernel or shell-inclusive bean is measured, and on fermentation, roasting, and subsequent processing.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Norwegian Food Composition Table — 09.175 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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