cacao trees
Tropical pod bearers
Cacao trees are tropical evergreens native to Central and South America that produce the pods from which chocolate is made.
The seeds inside—cacao beans—are fermented, dried, and processed into cocoa and chocolate products.
Cacao trees require humid, shaded conditions and are cultivated primarily in equatorial regions: The plantation's cacao trees thrive under the forest canopy.
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- dark chocolateCocoa-heavy candy variety
- drinking chocolateHeated cocoa beverage
- podsEnclosed natural containers
- beansEdible pod seeds
tropical · tropical climate · plantation · fermentation · roasting · bean to bar · rainforest · bitter · harvest · Ecuador · Ghana · West Africa · fair trade · shade · humid · pulp · nibs · butter
cacao treescocoa powder
Pulverized roasted cacao solids
chocolate bars · cocoa butter · confectionery · hot cocoa mix
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