Rising cocoa prices, driven by climate change, are reshaping Valentine’s Day chocolates. Extreme heat and erratic rainfall in ...

Any chocolate lover can probably tell you that cacao is the most important ingredient in any chocolate confection. But not ...

Thanks to goodies like classic chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies, people in the U.S. eat around 3 billion kilograms ...

According to organicfacts.net the cacao tree stands about 12 to 25 feet tall and grows naturally in tropical climates. The fruit of the cocoa tree is a pod full of sweet pulp enfolding a cluster ...

As you nibble on a chocolate truffle or bite into a chocolate-dipped strawberry on Valentine’s Day, consider the elongated, ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible.