To satisfy many requests for a variety of pure cocoa (or cacao) we have found a great source of exquisite products. We have both varieties, natural and Dutched. Dutched cocoa is processed with alkali to remove the bitterness. The pods of the cacao tree, named 'Theobroma' means ''Food of the Gods''. It is native to the deep regions of the Americas. Cacao was a prized and valuable possession as far back as the 1500's.