It takes about five years before a cacao tree is mature enough to start producing beans, and the plants remain fragile in the ...

Cocoa grows well on a wide range of soils but lose soils that allow movement of air and moisture, and root penetration is ideal. It must hold moisture in the soil during the dry season, as cocoa ...

Bowman, G. F., Report of Cocoa Conference, 1951, p. 49 (Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance Ltd., London). Salazar, M., thesis in library of I.A.I.A.S ...

Chocolate is the treat and baking ingredient, while both cacao and cocoa refer to the fruit and plant it comes from. In the United States, “cocoa” is used in recipes or to describe hot chocolate.

Cacao plants tend to absorb more cadmium from soil than other plants. The metal is found all over the world, but its concentrations can be high in Latin American soils because of the region’s ...

Based on archeological finds, it’s thought that people from Ecuador’s ancient Mayo-Chinchipe culture ingested a cacao-based substance as far back as 3,300 BCE. However, it’s not until the ...

Diaz del Castillo, an officer with Hernan Cortez wrote: "From time to time the men of Montezuma's guard brought him, in cups of pure gold, a drink made from the cocoa-plant, which they said he ...

For thousands of years, chocolate has been enjoyed and believed to have health benefits, as well as magical properties. Both ...

Targeting flexitarians looking for delicious, plant-based treats to celebrate the Christmas festivities, HAPPi, is adding ...

Fresh on the heels of Nurture Brands’ disposal of Indie Bay Snacks to Kestrel Foods last month, the company is offloading ...

Cocoa Mayor Mike Blake is facing an election challenge this year from George Allen ... Furthermore, we have made millions of dollars in improvements to our water and wastewater treatment plants, as ...

Additionally, sustainable farming practices, such as agroforestry, where cocoa plants are grown alongside other crops and trees, can enhance resilience to climate change. The Mediterranean region ...