Phys.org shares researchers focused on fine aroma cacao, a unique variety of cacao with a distinctive flavor profile. Fine ...

The cacao tree's large pods contain dozens of seeds, which help produce a huge array of chocolate products around the world.

A shortage of cocoa beans is driving up the cost to make chocolate — especially for small chocolatiers. That means people ...

Vanilla beans begin as the seedpods of a tropical orchid (left); Chocolate is made from the seeds hidden inside the fruit of the cacao tree (right). Florilegius / SSPL / Getty Images Of all the ...

In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees sprout pods bearing dozens of seeds. Once harvested, these humble beans are dried, roasted ...