They are what is needed to be ground and harvested into cocoa powder, which is later turned into chocolate.
Cacao refers to the raw form of the cocoa bean, while chocolate is the processed product made from cacao beans mixed with sugar and other ingredients.
they traded with cacao beans because they needed money to trade with so they decided to use cacao beans as there money they needed something to trade with so they used cacao beans they also used cacao beans to make chocolate they ate cacao beans to.
who introduced the cacao beans to the Aztecs
Yes, cocoa is originally called cacao. The term "cacao" refers to the raw beans and the tree from which they come, Theobroma cacao, while "cocoa" typically refers to the processed products derived from these beans, such as cocoa powder and chocolate. The distinction highlights the different stages of processing in the journey from bean to chocolate.
Cacao Beans mostly come from Brazil.
No, cocoa is cacao beans
Theobroma cacao (Cacao Tree) is the tree from which the Cacao bean comes. Cacao beans are found inside the "fruit" of the tree, pods about the size of a football. Cocoa is what the beans are called once they have been cleaned, roasted and processed. Cacao is the same bean but still in the raw state, uncooked and unprocessed. The ORAC value comparison per 100 grams 1) Raw cacao powder 95,500 2) Raw cacao nibs 62,100 3) Roasted cocoa powder 26,000 Raw cacao is comprised of over 300 compounds including: Carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, calcium and sulfur. Cacao once cooked and processed ("Cocoa") Loses much of its nutritional goodness which are destroyed by the heat. Once milk is added the antioxidant levels drop also dramatically. This is what you find in the popular chocolate bars and candies. Raw foodists will only use and advocate raw cacao for its high nutritional value which gives it the "superfood" status. In the United States, cacao is often referred to simply as cocoa, which leads to the confusion as to the difference between the two.
Theobroma cacao (Cacao Tree) is the tree from which the Cacao bean comes. Cacao beans are found inside the "fruit" of the tree, pods about the size of a football. Cocoa is what the beans are called once they have been cleaned, roasted and processed. Cacao is the same bean but still in the raw state, uncooked and unprocessed. The ORAC value comparison per 100 grams 1) Raw cacao powder 95,500 2) Raw cacao nibs 62,100 3) Roasted cocoa powder 26,000 Raw cacao is comprised of over 300 compounds including: Carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, calcium and sulfur. Cacao once cooked and processed ("Cocoa") Loses much of its nutritional goodness which are destroyed by the heat. Once milk is added the antioxidant levels drop also dramatically. This is what you find in the popular chocolate bars and candies. Raw foodists will only use and advocate raw cacao for its high nutritional value which gives it the "superfood" status. In the United States, cacao is often referred to simply as cocoa, which leads to the confusion as to the difference between the two.
cacao beans
Theobroma Cacao
cacao butter
No, cocoa is cacao beans