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Theobroma cacao (Cocoa)

Plant

Theobroma cacao is a small evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. Its seeds—cocoa beans—are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. Although the tree is native to the tropics of the Americas, the largest producer of cocoa beans in 2022 was Ivory Coast.

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Scientific name: Theobroma cacao

Family: Malvaceae

Genus : Theobroma

Kingdom : Plantae

Order: Malvales

 

Cocoa is the main raw material for chocolate, made by roasting and grinding its dried beans in an industrial or homemade process.

 

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Uploaded on September 3, 2025
Taken on August 17, 2025