Cacao is the seed of a fruit of an Amazonian tree that was brought to Central America during or before the time of the Olmecs. Cacao beans were so revered by the Mayans & Aztecs that they used them as money In 1753 Carl von Linnaeus the 18th century Swedish scientist thought that cacao was so important that he named the genus & species of this tree himself. He named this tree Theobroma cacao which literally means ldquo cacao the food of the gods. rdquo Cacao beans contain no sugar & betwe