Cocoa pods are comprised of cocoa beans, pods, endocarp and pulp. Credit: Cristina Aldehuela / Getty. Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have ...

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a lab-based cocoa fermentation method using defined microbial ...

This story was originally published on Food Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Food Dive newsletter. Nestlé said it developed a process to maximize cocoa output as ...

Cacao and cocoa, derived from the same bean, differ significantly in processing. Cacao, the raw form, retains higher ...

From Pastry Chef Valerie Hill: Dutch-process cocoa dissolves more easily into an egg white batter and has a deeper, reddish-brown color, so the cake will look more chocolaty than it would with natural ...

Cargill Inc. has halted cocoa grinding in Ivory Coast as poor-quality beans with unusually high levels of waste material curb ...

Cocoa powder is an essential baking ingredient. Our brownies, cakes and cookies would be nothing without it. The thing is, though, cocoa powder also can be kind of confusing. There are two types on ...