There are several varieties of cocoa, the most prized one being criollo, which represents less than 1% of the global cacao production and thus has a very high value on the chocolate market.
Kakavovcev obstaja več vrst, med katerimi je velja za najboljšega kakavovec vrste criollo, ki predstavlja manj kot 1% svetovne proizvodnje kakava, zaradi česar ima svojo vrednost na tržišču čokolade.