Cacao fruit is what chocolate is made from. Learn the history of cacao, how chocolate is made, and the many ways we enjoy this delicious superfood.

Brands like Barry Callebaut and Lindt embrace upcycled cacao fruit, reducing waste and boosting sustainability. Discover how ...

Many might not know chocolate comes from a fruit tree and is made from a seed — the cocoa bean, the National Confectioners Association notes. Of the three types of chocolate — dark ...

Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and ...

On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on ...

The fruit of the cocoa tree is a pod full of sweet ... Workers fill sacks with cocoa beans in Kahin village at the edge of the Scio forest reserve in Duekoue, Ivory Coast. [Photo: Reuters] The ...

The Ivory Coast, a major source of cocoa beans, has been hit by droughts and ... "[We're] using more fruit on the inside and then covering those in chocolate. so there's lots of exciting ...

According to our AI overlords, Americans buy approximately 58 million pounds of chocolate each Valentine's Day. That amounts to billions of dollars in chocolate sales. But as we've reported in the ...

Since January 2023, the price of cocoa beans is up more than 355%. From January 2024 to December 2024, it surged over 143%, hitting an all-time high of $12,565 per metric ton. Year to date ...