1. A bitter, colorless alkaloid, C7H8N4O2, derived from the cacao bean, found in chocolate products and used in medicine as a diuretic, vasodilator , and myocardial stimulant.

2. And what about the fat found in the cacao bean?

3. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties, suitable for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage and death.

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4. Both the Mayans and Aztecs believed the cacao bean had magical, or even divine, properties18), suitable for use in the most sacred19) rituals of birth, marriage and death.

5. The cacao bean played an important role in Mesoamerican civilisation, the native civilisation in parts of Mexico and Central America prior to the Spanish exploration and conquest of the 16th century.

6. In the Aztec empire it was so valuable that cacao beans had a higher value than gold.

7. While most of us probably wouldn't settle for33) a chocolate paycheck these days, statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful economic force.

8. While most of us probably wouldn't settle for a chocolate paycheck these days, statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful economic force.

9. By 1500 B. C. , they were refining chocolate from the cacao bean and using it in religious ceremonies.

10. The health benefits of chocolate come from flavonoids, a type of phytochemical found in the cacao bean.