No, coffee and chocolate are not made from the same bean.
They come from different plants and have distinct processing methods.
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Coffee
Coffee is made from the beans of the Coffea plant.
The beans are actually the seeds of the coffee cherry fruits.
After harvesting, these beans undergo various processing steps including drying, roasting, and grinding before being brewed into coffee.
Chocolate
Chocolate is made from the seeds of the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao.
The seeds, commonly known as cacao beans, are fermented, dried, roasted, and then ground into a paste.
This paste is further processed to produce cocoa solids and cocoa butter, which are key ingredients in chocolate.
While both coffee and chocolate have a rich, bold flavor profile and contain caffeine, they are fundamentally different in their botanical origins, production processes, and flavor characteristics.
