FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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coffe beans
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cocoa beans
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gold
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sugar
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Detailed explanation-1: -The cocoa bean was a common currency throughout Mesoamerica before the Spanish conquest. Cacao trees grow in a limited geographical zone, of about 20° to the north and south of the Equator. Nearly 70% of the world crop today is grown in West Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cultivation, consumption, and cultural use of cacao were extensive in Mesoamerica where the cacao tree is native, and cocoa beans became a very important and valuable commodity. The Mayans and Aztecs used them as money, and were very protective of their beans.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Maya civilization used chocolate as money.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cocoa powder is produced from the slabs of roasted cocoa bean particles left behind when cocoa butter is extracted. As the pressing does not remove all the cocoa butter, so the particles remain coated with a thin layer of cocoa butter, all in all fat content of cocoa powder varies from 8% to 26%.