ZURICH, SWITZERLAND — Barry Callebaut has added upcycled cacao fruit to its portfolio. The product line may be used in such ...

Even the most novice home cooks are familiar with chocolate, but consuming the fleshy fruit surrounding raw cacao seeds isn't ...

Cacao was used by the pre-Columbian populations of the Maya and Aztecs, who venerated it as a sacred food. In Aztec culture, ...

Here's how to make the most of these flavorful bumpy bits: ...

Cholesterol and brain function: Pure cocoa may lower LDL cholesterol and improve cognitive function by increasing blood flow to the brain. Mood and mental health: Compounds like phenylethylamine and ...

Even the most novice home cooks are familiar with chocolate, but consuming the fleshy fruit surrounding raw cacao beans is ...

Cacao beans held great prominence in the daily lives of Mesoamerican Indians. According to the Mayan and Mexica religions, cacao had divine origins as the god Quetzalcoatl discovered cacao. Cacao ...

Cacao fruit in the Ecuadorean rainforest, where a cacao-based substance was first ingested In the 17th century, a heated debate blew up between two orders of Catholic monks over whether or not ...