Cupuacu

Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), also known as cupuasu and copoasu, is a tropical rainforest tree and fruit related to cocoa. Common throughout the Amazon basin, it is widely cultivated in Brazil, especially in Espírito Santo.

Cupuaçu trees have brown bark, which is commonly used for timber. Upon reaching maturity, the tree begins bearing fruit. Cupuaçau fruits look like a cross between almonds and coconuts, being oblong, brown and fuzzy, andweighing up to four pounds.

The white pulp of the cupuaçu is uniquely fragrant, and it contains many of the beneficial ingredients of cocoa without the damaging ones such as caffeine. Cupuacu is likely to replace cocoa in many of the day-to-day foods especially for children, such as chocolate milk. It is frequently used in desserts.

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