Cocoa Butter
The Cocoa Tree is a small evergreen tree that is native to the tropical regions of Mexico. It grows only along the Equator in Africa, Asia and America. On the trucks of the tree and on its older branches grow small flowers; white flowers are female, while the pink flowers are male, these flowers get pollinated by small flies and some develop into fruits. Cocoa Plant - Source: amazon.in The Cocoa plant produces its fruit as oval pods that turn either yellow or orange when ripe, it takes about 6 months for the pods to ripen. Inside the pods are about 20 to 60 seeds that are covered in pulp, the seeds are often called Coco Bean. It is from the seeds that Cocoa Butter and Chocolate are produced. Cocoa Pod - Source: huffiest.com Cocoa Butter is an edible fat from the cocoa bean, it is a pale-yellow fat that melts upon contact with the skin, and has a pleasant aroma - like chocolate :) To produce Cocoa Butter, the Cocoa Beans are removed from the pod and allowed to fe...