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cacao  

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  • Precolonial mayas of central america described cocoa, the main ingredient of chocolate, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder, as the “food of the gods.” But since the early to mid-19th century, when Europeans developed milk chocolate and solid chocolate, cocoa has certainly become a culinary delight for humans. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is the tree that produces the cocoa beans from which cocoa is derived. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Cacao]

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