What is Cacao?

Cacao is the seed of a fruit of an Amazonian tree that was brought to Central
America during or before the time of the Olmecs. Cacao beans were so revered by
the Mayans and Aztecs that they used them as money!
In 1753 Carl von Linnaeus, the 18th-century Swedish scientist, thought that cacao
was so important that he named the genus and species of this tree himself. He
named this tree: Theobroma cacao, which literally means “cacao, the food of the
gods.”
Cacao beans contain no sugar and between 12% and 50% fat depending on variety
and growth conditions. There is no evidence to implicate cacao bean consumption
with obesity.