open cacao pod full of cacao beans with an intact pod behind it on a bed of cacao beans - Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images When you hear "cacao," your mind probably jumps to decadent chocolate ...

In a typical milk chocolate bar there is 3-4% cacao. But this chocolate uses 100%. And this process uses just one ingredient: Raw cacao. The chocolate making process starts with the cacao pods. The ...

Experience the purest form of chocolate in this one-of-a-kind soufflé. We start with a raw cacao pod, walk through bean ...

A person holding an open cacao pod. - Gustavo Ramirez/Getty Images The cacao tree is most famous for its cacao beans which are usually processed to make delicious chocolate. However, most people are ...

Cocoa butter, whose use is said to date back to around 460 AD, is made of raw ingredients sourced directly from cacao beans. This naturally occurring fat is a primary ingredient for commercial and ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...

Making chocolate is a sacred process, particularly for descendants of the ancient Mesoamerica, and for those looking to reconnect with ancestral practices, like Stephanie Villegas of Xochitl Vegan, a ...

Half of all adult Americans reported feeling lonely prior to Covid-19 (Bruce et al., 2019). In May 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that loneliness and feelings of isolation are now at epidemic ...

Feb. 9 (UPI) --Rising prices of raw cocoa could hurt the bottom line of chocolate manufacturers, who warned this week candy prices could rise as a result. Cocoa prices have rallied for eleven ...

The Founder and Group Managing Director of CapitalSage Holdings, John Alamu, has disclosed that processing cocoa into finished products for export is now far more profitable to Nigeria’s economy than ...