Cocoa is made from _______.
a.
cacao beans
b.
cacao leaves
c.
the meat of the cacao fruit
d.
milk, butter, sugar and cacao fruit

Respuesta :

A. Cocoa beans would be your answer

Option A, cacao beans, is the right answer.  

The cacao bean or the cocoa bean is the dehydrated and completely fermented grain of cacao called Theobroma. From the Theobroma cacao, the solids (a mix of nonfat matters) and cocoa butter (the lard) can be obtained. These cacao beans formed the basis of the chocolate and Mesoamerican foods. Thus the Cocoa is made from the cacao beans.