Chocolate is made from the tropical Theobroma cacao tree seeds. Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground beans of the tropical cacao tree. "Theobroma cacao", the cacao tree, produces seeds containing flavanols. Fruit of the cacao tree ("Theobroma cacao") are used as an ingredient for chocolate. The Cacao tree is known as ceremonial tree in the Mopan Community. Spaniards also introduced the cacao tree into the West Indies and the Philippines. The Spaniards also introduced the cacao tree into the West Indies and the Philippines. Until the 16th century, the cacao tree was wholly unknown to Europeans. Until the discovery of the New World, the cacao tree was unknown to Europeans. The cacao tree, also known as Theobroma cacao, is where chocolate is first formed.