Cocoa tree is extensively used for producing chocolate flavour. Which of the following part is used as its source?
A
Leaves
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B
Seeds
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C
Flowers
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D
Roots
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Solution
The correct option is B Seeds Theobroma cacao is also called as cacao. It is a small evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical regions of Central and South America. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make cocoa mass, cocoa powder and chocolate. Perhaps, its the temperament of this mother tree that gives chocolate some of its intense and exotic taste. Cacao trees flourish only in the hot, rainy tropics, in a swath 20o north and south of the Equator. The cocoa beans are used in chocolate making.