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Cocoa

## Cocoa

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| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Stacks | 20 |
| Prefab Hash | 680051921 |
| Prefab Name | ItemCocoaTree |
| Slot Class | SlotClass.Plant |
| Sorting Class | SortingClass.Resources |
| Nutrition | 10 |
| Quality | Low (-25% hydration capacity) |

![Cocoa](ItemCocoaTree.png)
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## Description

Cocoa is a perennial plant, that can be grown to yield Cocoa pods. Cocoa pods are bitter and dry when eaten raw, leading to a strong mood penalty, but can be used as an ingredient for cooking [Chocolate Bar](/wiki/chocolate-bar), [Chocolate Cereal Bar](/wiki/chocolate-cereal-bar), and [Chocolate Cake](/wiki/chocolate-cake). Cocoa beans can be processed using the [Reagent Processor](/wiki/reagent-processor) into [Cocoa Powder](/wiki/cocoa-powder), which is inedible, cannot spoil, and treated identically to raw form in cooking recipes.

## Growing

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**Cocoa plants** thrive in higher temperature range than other terrestrial plants, thus the optimal temperature range for Cocoa is higher by 10 C<sup>o</sup>, and effectively begins where it ends for most other plants. Unlike most other plants, cocoa first grows into a tree and then produces fruit periodically.