cacao bean

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.

玛雅人和阿兹特克人都认为可可豆具有神秘的甚至是神圣的特性，适合在诸如出生、结婚和死亡这些最神圣的仪式上使用。

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

巧克力的益处来源于可可豆中的一种黄酮。

A few tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder sprinkled onto oatmeal or a handful of cocoa nibs bits of the cacao bean, available at natural-food stores would be better, he says less than sweetly.

在燕麦中加入几汤匙无糖可可粉或一把可可豆碎粒（天然食品店可以买到）会比含糖的巧克力好些，他说。

And what about the fat found in the cacao bean?

那些可可豆里的是什么脂肪？

By1500 B.C., they were refining chocolate from the cacao bean and using it in religious ceremonies.

到1500年，他们被磨去了可可豆巧克力和宗教仪式中使用它。