Linguistically, the cacao and cocoa are entirely interchangeable. But due to the more botanical connection of 'cacao,' it has a much more healthy and natural connotation. 'Cocoa,' on the other hand, thanks to its historical usage in Africa and Asia, where mostly low-quality cacao is grown,...
Coffee bushes grow up to 3.5 meters tall and are found in wild form only in Ethiopia. The bushes bear fruit, which we call coffee cherries. Coffee beans are the seeds of these cherries. Unlike local cherries, the kernel consists of two parts or two coffee beans. ...
Inside the fruit, a few dozen cacao beans are coated in a slimy white substance. Their pulp is sweet and tasty, but it’s what’s inside them that ultimately makes the magic happen. Cacao is interesting because, like coffee, the tree prefers shady spots. It’s also quite finicky, prefer...
It takes about five years before a cacao tree is mature enough to start producing beans, and the plants remain fragile in the first few years of their life, he says. All the while, consumers continue to demand chocolate, with Statista Market Insights projecting volume in the chocolate con...
Cacao nibsare essentially the cocoa beans themselves after being extracted from their husks and broken into little pieces. They come in roasted or raw varieties, are crunchy and have a similar taste to unsweetened chocolate. You can mix cocoa nibs into yogurt or trail mixes for extra flavor. ...
To begin, the cocoa comes from the cacao tree, which is grown in the South American and African continents and the country of Indonesia. Once the pods are ripe and red, they are harvested and the white cocoa beans are removed. Following a period of fermentation, they are then laid out ...
Thinking of Hawaii, it's not likely that the word “cold” comes to mind. But in the chocolate industry, the state is considered the North Pole of Cacao—it’s the coldest place in the world where cacao can be grown. It's also the only state in the U.S. that can support commercia...
In 1524, Spanish invaders landed in South America and found all kinds of new things to eat, including tomatoes, peanuts, cacao beans, hot peppers, and more. A journal entry by an anonymous member of a Spanish expedition in 1536 described potatoes being grown in the Andean village of Soroco...
Direct Cacao is an organisation of chocolate makers and industry professionals who have come together to source cocoa beans directly from the farmers. They not only commit to paying a premium, but the close involvement with the farmer gives them a say in how beans are treated at every stage ...
relying heavily on a combination of domestic maize, beans, squash, and amaranth. Other plants domesticated or exploited by Maya farmers included cacao, avocado, and breadnut. Only a handful of domesticated animals were available to the Maya farmers, including dogs, turkeys, and stingless bees. La...