Fun Facts About Cocoa

Here is some fun information about the cocoa bean

• Cocoa tree is only found in the tropical rainforests

• It takes 5 years for cocoa trees to produce cocoa beans

• We spell cocoa this way because of a spelling mistake made in the 18th century

• The fruit of the cocoa tree are the cocoa pods themselves

• 400 cocoa beans are needed to make one pound of chocolate

• The cocoa beans were eaten by the native tribes as early as 600AD

• Even though Europe was importing the cocoa bean at 1585 the first chocolate bar was not invented till the late 1800s

• The cocoa bean has caffeine in it

• The cocoa bean has been used for currency

• Having cocoa beans was a sign of wealth

• Cocoa plants cannot be in direct sunlight otherwise they will die

• December 13th is national cocoa day

• The cocoa bean has health benefits