Cacao beans are processed through fermentation, roasting and grinding to make chocolate flavoring. They only comprise 30% of the harvested weight of the Cacao crop Cacao is harvested as pods, only 30% ...

Do you know the difference between and among these terms? Cacao is the fruit, cocoa is the product and chocolate could be a mix of cocoa butter, milk and other ingredients. Often used interchangeably, ...

Cocoa pods are comprised of cocoa beans, pods, endocarp and pulp. Credit: Cristina Aldehuela / Getty. Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have ...

With the support of her father, Johnny Desouza, Alvinia bought farmland in 2020, researched cacao cultivation, visited ICAR ...

The cocoa pod has a lot of potential. The fruit, for example, can be used in concentrate fruit juices and alcoholic drinks, and be made into snacks and ice-cream. But can this be taken full circle, ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich — a public research university in Zürich, Switzerland — have developed a type of chocolate that makes use of an agricultural waste stream and is more sustainable and ...

When the food company Blue Stripes first began developing recipes in 2018, its CEO and co-founder, Oded Brenner, whirled through the company’s kitchen, tasting everything. Blue Stripes makes snacks ...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Bohol is targeting to plant 1 million cacao trees over the next 10 years through a public-private partnership scheme between a chocolate farm and the local government unit of ...

Chocolate is one of the most loved foods on Earth. But behind every bite is a story that is much stranger than you might ...