Description

Sometimes called cacao beans, these seeds come from cacao trees. The evergreen trees are native to the Amazon Rainforest, but are now grown in many parts of the world. The cacao seed is the key ingredient for making chocolate. It grows in a pod that’s around 6.7 to 7.9 inches long. One pod can contain more than 50 seeds.After harvesting a cocoa pod, the seeds go through a fermentation process. The fermented seeds are usually dried out in the sun.