You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...
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 ...
Cacao fruit, or cocoa fruit, is drawn from the same pod as cocoa beans. Normally thrown away, the juice, pulp and peel of the pod can be used as a sweetener in a range of products. Across Europe and ...
LUXEMBOURG – CSM Ingredients has launched Nuaré, a range of cocoa alternatives featuring carob, which is derived from the ...
TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed knobby ...
Climate change threatens agricultural production across sub‐Saharan Africa, where most farmers rely on rainfall.