Cocoa powder is made from cacao beans, which come from the plant Theobroma cacao L. Cacao beans are the primary ingredient in chocolate, but they can also be ground into cocoa powder. The powder provides many potential health benefits. Cocoa powder vs. cacao powder The plant used to make ch...
Even though the term “butter” may be confusing, since cocoa butter comes from a plant, it is in fact vegan. Cocoa butter comes from cocoa beans, which come from cacao plants. Cocoa butter has many uses. Not only is it an ingredient in chocolate, but it’s also commonly used in skin...
The aim is to plant over 2.8 million trees and cultivate more than 72,000 hectares of agroforestry as part of a transition to regenerative agriculture. It’s estimated to cut more than 1.5 million tons of CO2 over the next 30 years from these activities Nestlé, the world’s largest food ...
The cocoa plant is the basis for the most preferred flavour in confectionery and bakery. Cocoa mass (CM) andcocoa powder, the two main products from cacao processing, are the carriers for the typical flavour and colour. These, and their most liked end-product of chocolate, are important comp...
Cocoa, the primary ingredient of chocolate, is derived from the cacao bean—Theobroma cacao, a native plant of the Amazon that was domesticated more than 5,000 years ago and used by pre-Columbian cultures like the Olmecs, Mocayas, and Mayans. (“Cocoa” is an anglicization of the Spanish...
Cocoa is a food derived from the dried and fermented seeds (beans) of theTheobroma Cacaoplant, which means “food of the gods” in Greek. It’s primarily used to make chocolate. The Mayans first cultivated cocoa trees more than 5,000 years ago and made a ritual beverage from the seeds....
N-acylethanolamines are compounds found in chocolate that are structurally similar to anandamine, which is similar to the cannabinoid responsible for euphoria from cannabis. These compounds may not exert their effect by binding with the tetrahydrocannabinol receptors, but by inhibiting breakdown of endog...
In view of the concern that mass spraying of pesticides can affect human health and the environment, the use of plant-based instead of synthetic pesticides was investigated. A profitable method was developed but it required labour and capital investments which farmers are mostly unable to secure [...
Cannabigerol (CBG) and Cannabidiol(CBD) are powerful therapeutic substances from the cannabis plant even when they are isolated from other cannabinoids. They are both non-toxic, unlike the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is also a cannabinoid with therapeutic and psychoactive properties. While CBD...
Cocoa is part of a complex supply chain involving thousands of smallholder farmers, mainly in West Africa, producing a small number of beans from individual plots of land with a lack of infrastructure and connectivity. This makes it challenging to track cocoa through the supply chain, which is ...