Dark chocolate contains cocoa solids and cocoa butter, so many people insist that it’s basically a bean—and that it should be considered a fruit or a vegetable. The argument is made mostly in jest.
 
“cacoa is a plant, right? hence a vegetable. so this dark chocolate square in my had says it’s 60% cacoa” was posted on Twitter by L Michelle Smith on January 18, 2009. “My 32 year old sister said 60% cacao dark chocolate is basically a vegetable #fitfam” was posted on Twitter by saira on December 31, 2014. “85% dark chocolate is basically a vegetable” was posted on Twitter by That’s 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 Latino to You on July 8, 2020. “Dark chocolate is at least 60% coco beans therefore it’s a vegetable” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on June 2, 2021.
 
   
Wikipedia: Dark chocolate
Dark chocolate (also known as black chocolate, dark black chocolate, plain chocolate, or sour chocolate) is a form of chocolate containing cocoa solids and cocoa butter, without the milk or butter found in milk chocolate. Government and industry standards of what products may be labeled “Dark chocolate” vary by country and market.
         
Twitter
Beth Raney
@bnr1
Chili, cheese, and dark chocolate. Is that a balance diet for lunch? Can chocolate count as a vegetable? It comes from a plant…..
1:13 PM · Apr 11, 2007·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
L Michelle Smith, Author of that No Thanks book
@LMichelleSpeaks
cacoa is a plant, right? hence a vegetable. so this dark chocolate square in my had says it’s 60% cacoa. deep thoughts #danielfast
4:56 PM · Jan 18, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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artlady
@artlady
dark chocolate comes from a bean; it should be technically classified as a vegetable!  It IS healthy!  It IS I’m sayin’
11:07 PM · Feb 10, 2009·Twitter Web Client
     
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Tiffini
@tippini
@AdorkableMellie didnt you know?  dark chocolate is a fruit! haha
3:06 PM · Apr 4, 2010·Twitter Web Client
 
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Vickii Onabolu
@vickii373
Replying to @MrsBFatusin
@MrsBFatusin @Adura_O Knowing Adura, it’s 85% dark chocolate she is inhaling so it’s really just a vegetable ;p
1:13 PM · Feb 25, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
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My Diabetic Friends
@DiabeticFriends
Replying to @DiabetesSocMed
@DiabetesSocMed   Favorite fruit is dark chocolate.  Yes, technically cocoa is a fruit. lol
9:13 PM · Jul 18, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Libby Price
@LibPrice
RT @mamadukemama: The best (and potentially truest) quote of today…. ‘Well, it’s dark chocolate and that’s practically a vegetable’ // !!
1:36 PM · Nov 16, 2012·TweetDeck
   
Twitter
Outraged at constant liars
@EasterLemming
Dark Chocolate is a vegetable. http://fb.me/DR4WQoE6
11:12 PM · Aug 23, 2013·Facebook
   
Twitter
Keith Wolter
@KeithWolter
Question of the day: Is “Intense Orange Dark Chocolate” a fruit or a vegetable? Discuss.
9:37 PM · Jan 4, 2014·Twitter for BlackBerry
     
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Rachel
@RachyWetz
Will: dark chocolate is a fruit
Me:
8:14 PM · Nov 23, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
saira
@sairadeee
My 32 year old sister said 60% cacao dark chocolate is basically a vegetable #fitfam
3:29 PM · Dec 31, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
SanDiegan
@NorthSDDone
Replying to @CaulfieldTim @DietitiansCAN and @mnt
Is dark chocolate a fruit or a vegetable?
11:25 PM · Feb 10, 2017·Twitter for iPad
   
Twitter
CCinnsealach
@KidinaSandbox
Can 90% dark chocolate be considered a vegetable?
11:11 AM · Mar 14, 2018·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
That’s 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 Latino to You
@DiscreetLatino
85% dark chocolate is basically a vegetable
10:40 PM · Jul 8, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/chudthirtyseven June 2, 2021
Dark chocolate is at least 60% coco beans therefore it’s a vegetable.
COMMENTS
DoctorAlphaSKWoG
Cacao beans aren’t vegetables… they’re a fruit.