As Valentine's Day approaches, the craving for chocolate intensifies. But chocolate continues to face a significant challenge: Climate change is threatening cacao production, particularly in West ...

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 ...

Cacao pods, which grow directly from the trunk and branches of the cacao tree, contain seeds surrounded by a sweet-tasting pulp.

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Phytophthora-infected cacao pods develop lesions, which eventually host white fluffy growth before the pods shrivel into a mummified, inedible state.

Aside from the odd piece of See's Candy, molecular biologist Raven Hanna didn't grow up a chocoholic. On a trip to Belize more than a decade ago, she encountered cacao trees and learned how the Maya ...

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A tropical evergreen tree called Theobroma cacao bears large, oval pods containing the bean-like cacao seeds that today are roasted and turned into cocoa and multitudes of chocolate confections.

The Huntington Museum of Art began harvesting pods from its cacao plant during the first week of December 2024 to teach staff how to make chocolate.

The pods offer “privacy on demand” in public spaces such as cities, but inspectors found that those at the mall were being used without permits.