On Feb 12, 1:02 pm, BK wrote:
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:28:48 -0500, Bob Kolker wrote:
VtSkier wrote:

I can't find any referrence of cocaine being present in
cocoa. Caffein, yes, but not cocaine.

The coke is in the leaf, not the seed.

Bob Kolker

Um, guys? You're confusing two entirely different plants:

Coca (from whence comes cocaine) - Erythroxylum coca
Cocoa (from whence comes chocolate) - Theobroma cacao

BK (back to lurk mode)

Although the original post referred to cocoa, I assumed that he was
referring to a liquid extract from Erythroxylon coca, but if he is
quoting Cortez, it is unlikely that the latter would have known his
coca form his cocoa. (from cacao).


Cormac.