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Where does chocolate come from? Next time you buy a bar of chocolate, think about where it came from. Did you know that it is made from cocoa butter? This butter comes from the beans of cacao trees. They grow mainly in South America and Africa.
Amazing Chocolate Facts
- The Aztecs thought cocoa beans were very important. They believed that the beans brought wisdom.
- The Aztecs and the Maya used the beans to make a hot drink.
- The word 'chocolate' comes from word in the Aztec language, xocoatl.
- The Spanish brought cocoa to Europe in the 16th century. They mixed the beans with sugar.
- There is iron in cocoa.
- There are 5 mg of caffeine in 25 g of milk chocolate. In a cup of coffee, there are about 100 mg of caffeine.