Theobroma cacao is the tropical tree that produces the cacao fruit. When the cacao fruit is in its purest form, it's comprised of two components: the sweet white or yellow pulp inside the fruit known ...

In this recipe video, I will show you how to make chocolate from cocoa beans. This cacao pod to chocolate bar recipe is ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - As confectionery groups scramble to reduce added sugar, chocolate sweetened with cocoa fruit pulp is about to hit supermarket shelves with food giant Nestle ready to launch its ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have teamed up with the food industry to produce a whole-fruit variety of chocolate. * ETH researchers have developed a type of chocolate that is more sustainable and ...

Researchers have developed a type of chocolate that is more sustainable and nutritious than conventional varieties. Cocoa-fruit chocolate uses cocoa fruit jelly as a replacement for powdered sugar, ...

Good news: scientists might have found a way to make chocolate a bit healthier, a new study reports. Chocolate is made from the cocoa fruit by extracting cocoa mass and cocoa butter but there are ...

Commercialization has not dealt kindly with the Mayan Food of the Gods. Modern chocolate products are filled with sugar and calories, contributing to the obesity epidemic in the West. And the cocoa ...

Start-up Koa is repurposing the pulp and juice of the cocoa fruit for food and drink manufacturers. By bringing a ‘previously unknown’ taste to the European market, the Swiss-Ghanaian operation says ...

Puerto Rico's cacao industry is experiencing a renaissance, with local farmers winning international awards for their ...

Typically, 70 percent of the cacao fruit including the peel, pulp and juice are discarded, with just the beans used to make chocolate - Copyright AFP Martin BUREAU ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes the best afternoon pick-me-up is a soothing, warm drink. Sure, coffee and tea are mainstays, but we were especially ...