The Ingredient Chocolate Makers Swap For Cocoa Butter

In the United States, milk chocolate is required to contain cocoa butter. But companies around the world skirt the issue by ...

A chocolate laboratory in Italy will be good for chocolate eaters — and farmers

The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) ...
Everyday Health

What’s the Difference Between Cocoa and Cacao?

No one would blame you for thinking cocoa and cacao are the same food with different spellings. Both smell and taste unmistakably like dark chocolate. But they’re actually quite different products, ...
Tennessean

Cacao, cocoa, chocolate: What are the differences, and do they matter?

Chocolate comes from the tropical cacao tree. The cacao bean, the rawest form of chocolate, can be harvested and consumed directly (cacao), roasted and turned into powder (cocoa) or made into ...

Cocoa Price Jumps, Recalling Volatility That Hurt Chocolatiers

Chocolate makers might want to keep considering cocoa alternatives. The price of cocoa in New York surged 13% on Monday to $4 ...