Chocolate For Trade : New World

What was the value of chocolate in exchange for currency?

New World circa 1500 AD

100 cacao beans = 1 slave

10 cacao beans = 1 rabbit

4 cacao beans = 8 chicosapote fruits

(according to Francisco de Oviedo y Valdez)


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