The
cacao tree produces large, colorful pods containing the precious
cacao beans.
可可树结出大的、颜色鲜艳的荚果，里面装着珍贵的可可豆。
Cacao is the primary ingredient in chocolate manufacturing.
可可是制作巧克力的主要原料。
The Mayans believed that
cacao was a gift from the gods and used it in sacred ceremonies.
玛雅人相信可可是神的恩赐，并在神圣的仪式中使用它。
Raw
cacao has numerous health benefits due to its high antioxidant content.
生可可含有大量抗氧化剂，对健康有许多益处。
The farmers carefully ferment the
cacao beans to enhance their flavor before drying them.
农民们会仔细发酵可可豆以增强其风味，然后再进行干燥处理。
Cacao butter is extracted from the beans and commonly used in cosmetics as well as confectionery.
可可脂从可可豆中提取，常用于化妆品及糖果制造中。
The global demand for
cacao has led to increased efforts in sustainable farming practices.
全球对可可的需求促进了可持续农业实践的增加。
Chocolate lovers often appreciate the complex flavors that different varieties of
cacao can offer.
巧克力爱好者常常欣赏不同种类可可所提供的复杂风味。
The history of
cacao cultivation dates back thousands of years to ancient Mesoamerican civilizations.
可可种植的历史可以追溯到数千年前的古中美洲文明。
A warm cup of
cacao drink can be a comforting and healthy alternative to hot chocolate.
一杯温暖的可可饮品可以是热巧克力之外既舒适又健康的选择。
It said Chinese scientists had developed a new variety of cacao in Hainan, a place already known for tropical fruits and economically important plants such as black pepper, vanilla, coffee, pandan, jackfruit, breadfruit, mango, litchi and wax apple.
Cacao is the plant that produces seeds from which cocoa and chocolate are made.
After learning that Hainan is building the world's largest free trade port and has enacted favorable tax-free policies on imports of raw materials and production equipment to encourage investment, Marcolini said he looked forward to visiting Hainan cacao plantations in person, understanding the local culture, and may consider opening a duty-free shop selling chocolates made with Hainan's quality cocoa beans, according to local reports.
While the known cultivation of cacao dates back thousands of years in Latin America, Hainan's cacao growing can be traced only to the 1950s, when returned overseas Chinese brought in seeds and grew them on farms and in the courtyards of their homes in Hainan.
The cacao cultivation area once reached some 667 hectares around 2004, following large-scale promotion efforts in the 1980s and 1990s.
Over the past 60 years, researchers from the Spice and Beverage Research Institute have established a nursery for 500 varieties of cacao, making China an important base in the protection, evaluation and innovative utilization of cacao germplasm resources.
The technology and standards for growing cacao in China have reached advanced levels, according to reports from CATAS.
"The annual yield of Reyin No 4, China's first cacao variety with independent intellectual property rights, has reached 1,600 kg per hectare, 3.5 times higher than the world average.
He said, however, that with a limited planting area, Hainan is not in a good position to compete with big cacao growing countries in terms of its cocoa bean industry's output.
Hainan is promoting cultivation of shade tolerant cacao trees in forests of rubber, coconut and areca palm trees, a practice known as "an economy under the trees".
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