I had rather take unsweetened food to a bitter one. Most people, unlike me have a sweet tooth. But it all boils down to the fact that you cannot enjoy bitter foods unless you acquire the taste. The bitter kola is bitter while the kola nut, when chewed are somewhat bitter, but leave a pleasant sweet aftertaste. And they both have lots of benefits!

The kola nut comes from the kola tree, an evergreen that thrives in tropical Africa. Kola nuts are small, round or oval-shaped and comes in a wide range of colours- from brownish-white and light green to pink and dark purple. They look like large chestnuts and smell a bit like nutmeg.

Bitter kola or Garcinia kola is a tropical flowering plant found in western and central Africa and it produces brown, nut-like seeds. It contains dimeric flavonoid, which is believed to have many healing benefits and has been used for medicinal purposes in the African culture for centuries.

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