Yellow cacao pod against a blue background

Opening cocoa pods to get beans in a plantation of Sao Tome Island, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Africa

Cacao (cocoa) beans freshly harvested and ready for making into chocolate, Belize, Central America

The cocoa bean (cacao bean) (Theobroma cacao), Plantation Roca Monte Cafe, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

Cocoa fruit on tree, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

Drying cocoa beans, Malekula, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Oceania

Cacao factory, Grenada island, Caribbean, Central America

Cacao factory, Grenada island, Caribbean, Central America

Organic Chocolate Manufacturing. A person holding a handful of cocoa beans, the seed of Theobroma cacao, raw materials for chocolate making, Woodstock, New York, USA

Organic Chocolate Manufacturing. A person holding a handful of cocoa beans, the seed of Theobroma cacao, raw materials for chocolate making, Woodstock, New York, USA