Theobroma Cacao

Theobroma cacao also cacao tree and cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m or 15–26 ft tall) evergreen tree in the family Sterculiaceae (alternatively Malvaceae), native to the deep tropical region of the Americas. Its seeds are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.
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Nearly 400 beans are required to make a pound of chocolate liquor, the semi-liquid mass produced by grinding the beans. A non-alcoholic substance, chocolate liquor is the basis of all chocolate and cocoa products.
Open cacao pod with pulp and the cocoa beans. Each pod contains an average of 20 to 40 cream-colored cocoa (cacao) beans.
Open cacao pod with pulp and the cocoa beans. Each pod contains an average of 20 to 40 cream-colored cocoa (cacao) beans.
Yellow cacao pod on tree.