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

Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the ...

FILE - Cocoa pods are seen at a cocoa farm in Daloa ... it said. Large quantities of cocoa beans were illegally transported ...

Cocoa beans demand fell in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the year as a whole, though it remains relatively stable, according to a report from the European Cocoa Association.

Faculty of Engineering, Safety and Resources Valorization Research Group (INVAGRO), Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo (UNACH), Riobamba EC060108, Ecuador Group for Research and Innovation in Food ...

Cocoa powder is made from cacao beans, which come from the plant Theobroma cacao L. Cacao beans are the primary ingredient in chocolate, but they can also be ground into cocoa powder. The powder ...

The beans, technically seeds, grow within pods in the Baba part of the plant ... Typically, 5 grams (g) contains about 2% of your daily iron requirements for unsweetened raw cocoa powder in ...

Each cocoa pod produces approximately one 3.5-ounce bar ... including a fixed price that the countries pay farmers for their beans. That policy, intended to protect cocoa farmers from volatile ...

Since 2022, cocoa farmers in West Africa, the largest producer of cocoa pods, have struggled with wetter than normal weather when it should be dry, and dryer than normal weather during the typical ...

The phytonutrient flavanols, found in cocoa beans, have shown multiple health benefits including improved heart health, reduced inflammation, and heightened cognitive abilities. Although chocolate ...