Kew's Chocolate Tree | Where does chocolate come from?
Have you ever seen a chocolate tree? You can find three cacao trees from tropical Central America growing in Kew’s glasshouses. Learn how cacao pods grow and how they get turned into your favourite tasty chocolate bars from Kew botanical horticulturalist Alberto Trinco. #chocolate #foodscience #foodie #science #funfacts #howitsmade
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Meet the Theobroma cacao
0:53 What makes the tree special?
1:09 The flowers of the Theobroma
1:22 "Food of the Gods"
1:39 Opening a cacao pod
2:56 Alberto's favourite fact
3:29 How do you make chocolate from cocoa beans?
4:25 Where can I see the chocolate tree?