Cocoa comes from the Theobroma cacao tree, which forms the basis of a multibillion-dollar U.S. chocolate industry. The seeds are processed into cocoa beans that are the source of cocoa, cocoa butter ...

The real-life Willy Wonkas of confectionary are racing to cut the use of expensive cocoa. Their creations are delicious, but ...

Cocoa and cacao come from the same plant but are not interchangeable. Learn the differences in processing, nutrition, and how ...

Scientists have announced the preliminary release of the sequenced genome of the cacao tree, an achievement that should help sustain the supply of high-quality cocoa to the $17 billion U.S. chocolate ...

It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and ...

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte (PIA) — A family cacao farm has evolved into Cocoa Kraftique, a new tablea producer led by ...

Service (USDA-ARS), and IBM this week sequenced the genome of the cacao tree. Best of all, the whole genome sequence is being released in the public domain, so companies can’t patent cacao strains a ...

Chocolate is one of the worst foods you can buy, in terms of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. But some people are trying to change that. The long black pruning poles looked cumbersome. But the ...

In Robillard, a tiny hamlet deep in the Haitian hinterland, Valmir Mamonvil is standing next to a would-be national hero: Maman Pye cacao, which in Haitian Creole means "mother cacao tree." His father ...

Can you imagine cacao trees growing in a desert country? A 50-year-old Emirati farmer in Fujairah has proven that it's possible. Sourcing seeds from Uganda and other countries, Ahmad Al Hafiti has ...

Walking around New York City, seeing the sights with a cup of hot chocolate in hand, is one of the best ways to spend a ...