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.