In a message dated 3/11/2001 2:13:05 PM Central Standard Time,
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> Chocolate is from the cocoa bean, which is a legume.
>
Chocolate is derived from the fruit of the cacao tree native to South
America, Mexico, and Central America. The cacao pod(fruit) holds 20 to 50
seeds ( also known as beans).
According to my reference book the cacao, Theobroma cacao, is classified in
the family Sterculiaceae( cola).