Original: The fruit, called a cacao pod, is ovoid, 15–30 cm (or 6–12 in) long and 8–10 cm  (3–4 in) wide, ripening yellow to orange, and weighs about 500 g (1 lb) when ripe.
Simplified: It gets ripe from yellow to orange, and weighs about 500 g (1 lb) when ripe.