Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are disrupting the crop, affecting both the quantity and quality of beans — and ...

Any chocolate lover can probably tell you that cacao is the most important ingredient in any chocolate confection. But not only does cacao hold the key to chocolate’s rich and seductive flavor but it ...

Malaysia’s cocoa production needs to be increased with the involvement of more industry players and smallholders in an effort ...

In February 2023, GhanaWeb published an article revealing that Ghana's first cocoa seeds were not swallowed by Tetteh Quarshie. This discovery was made after GhanaWeb's People and Places team ...

Cocoa bean fermentation is a crucial step in the production of chocolate, significantly influencing the flavor and quality of the final product. This process involves a complex interplay of ...

It is dried and the seeds can be fermented to make cocoa butter. Bitter chocolate is made by roasting cocoa seeds then pressing them. Cocoa powder is made by crushing bitter chocolate removing the ...