The cacao trees mature at five years and begin to flower on the trunk. The flowers are pollinated by midges, a small fly.

Cacao fruits are grown on the Theobroma cacao tree. This long and curved fruit is ... like substance that encases each ...

This rare variety of chocolate was an important staple in Aztec society, even being used as currency. Today, it's a rare but ...

Cocoa beans are the vital ingredient in chocolate. The world's cocoa – harvested from the Theobroma cacao tree, native to the Amazon rainforest - is now mostly produced in West African countries ...

Cacao beans held great prominence in the daily lives of Mesoamerican Indians. According to the Mayan and Mexica religions, cacao had divine origins as the god Quetzalcoatl discovered cacao.