The surprising uses of cacao that go beyond chocolate Cacao beans have uses that go beyond being the base ingredient of our hot chocolate mixes or the traditional Easter treats to hide in the garden.

Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years.

Regenerative agriculture is complex, costly, and consumers don’t want to pay more for it. What can industry do?

Cacao grows in the tropics, so small U.S. businesses need imports.

We’ve now figured out how to culture chocolate in the lab. The breakthrough could help with spiralling cocoa costs, and may ...

Ruby Goss hoped to capture that magic when she teamed up with baker Rosemary Andrews on The Baker’s Book, a compilation of recipes and cooking advice from more than 30 of Australia’s most ...

The best chocolates bring joy, convey love, heal heartache, and forge connections. Whether you're seeking the most unusual flavor combinations or you relish a creamy, single-origin bar, the world ...

Switzerland’s top suppliers of cocoa beans are Ghana and Ecuador. Primor said that Switzerland is looking for alternative sources of cacao to comply with the increasing sustainability ...

Beans are a plant source of protein, fiber, iron, and vitamins. They can form part of a nutritious diet that may benefit the heart, gut, liver, and more. In this article, learn about nine health ...

Gigante beans are essentially large lima beans (also known as butter beans), but they are a little different from the varieties you’d find on the shelves in the US. And that’s because they are grown ...

These Cuban black beans (frijoles negros in Spanish) are deeply flavorful and simple to make—but take time to simmer. One commenter notes: “I got the whole apartment clean by the time the ...

Easter egg hunts could become slightly more difficult and expensive this year - with the chocolate treats rising in price by as much as 56% while shrinking in size, a consumer group has found.