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 ...

At I Quit Sugar we offer three different ways to make a basic raw chocolate and suggest experimenting to see which version you like (playing with the different sweeteners, too). But first, a few ...

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 ...

Cocoa trees grow within 20 degrees of the equator. There are two types of cocoa: forastero and criollo. Forastero is used for bulk cocoa and milk chocolate. Criollo beans produce the finest and most ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. MUNICH — A few years ago, food ...