Why Good Chocolate Is So Expensive—and What You’re Really Paying For

Quality chocolate costs more for reasons that start on the farm but then build through labor, climate stress, and global ...
Hosted on MSN

Cacao Fruit: What Does It Taste Like And How Do We Get Chocolate From It?

Cacao is the raw, unprocessed part of the cacao tree used to produce chocolate — and there is no question it's a true treasure. Unfortunately, most chocolate manufacturers today only seek out the ...
University of Delaware

From bean to bar

Step into Juzhong Tan’s chocolate factory located in the University of Delaware’s O.A. Newton Building. Cacao beans clank against a cracking machine as Tan feeds them through to deshell them. The ...

Consumers Are Discovering Their Chocolate Isn’t Chocolate Anymore – Alter Eco Leads the Call for Real Chocolate in 2026

As climate change reshapes the cocoa industry, Alter Eco stands firm on real ingredients, ethical sourcing, and ...

For the Deepest Chocolate Flavor in Cake, I Always Choose This Cocoa

We tested four chocolate cakes with natural and Dutch-process cocoa to see how each type affects flavor, color, texture, and ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Chocolate and Valentine's Day — A match made in heaven?

Lizzy Davis, Ph.D., an assistant professor with UAB’s Department of Nutrition Sciences, says chocolate can be synonymous with Valentine’s Day because cocoa beans contain tryptophan and ...

Chocolate shaped the US in unlikely ways. Here's the sweet history.

Chocolate has played a pivotal role in American milestones, from the Revolutionary War to the Apollo missions.