If you love adding cocoa powder to your desserts, you should know that some cocoa powders just taste better than others. Here ...

Unroasted cacao beans, as shown here, feature unique fruity flavors that can be lost when they’re processed at high temperature. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Any chocolate lover can probably tell you that cacao is the most important ingredient in any chocolate confection. But not ...

This research underscores the need for reliable methods to ensure the authenticity of cocoa products in the market[3]. Additionally, the roasting process of cocoa beans has been identified as a ...

It makes a fruit called cacao beans. Raw beans can be crushed into cacao powder. But if the beans are roasted first, they become cocoa powder. Unroasted cacao powder is more bitter than cocoa powder.

After roasting, Vincent said that the cacoa beans are called cocoa. Roasting helps crack the shells, leaving the cocoa nibs. We then grind the nibs, which breaks the cell walls and releases fat ...