Making chocolate is a sacred process, particularly for descendants of the ancient Mesoamerica, and for those looking to reconnect with ancestral practices, like Stephanie Villegas of Xochitl Vegan, a ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...

HUNTINGTON — Although most harvesting is done in the fall, December was the best time for employees at the Huntington Museum of Art to start picking fruits off its tropical cacao plant. “Our cacao ...

Cacao fruit are the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree, and come in a range of colors as they ripen, ranging from vivid yellow to a deep red. The Aztecs used the pods as a form of money, while the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists are getting a better taste of the early history of the domestication and use of cacao - the source of chocolate - thanks to residues detected on a batch of ancient ...

Cacao, Theobro-ma cacao, or chocolate was first cultivated in the ancient tropical rain forests by indigenous people of Mesoamerica. They esteemed the dried and toasted seeds for making rich sauces to ...

Cacao fruit, of which the peel is chewed on by a squirrel, and the seeds removed from the fruit. Squirrels seem to be attracted by the sweet pulp around the cacao seeds and usually predated cacao ...

The agricultural export sector of Nigeria has witnessed remarkable growth, primarily fueled by the exports of cocoa beans, cashew nuts, and sesame seeds, according to different data sources explored ...