Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University researchers conducted a genomic analysis of fine aroma cocoa from northern ...

A new generation of artisanal chocolate makers is turning Indian cacao into luxury bars—and challenging the global giants’ ...

Cacao fruit might be the source of cocoa beans but it can be used for more than dessert-y type foods. From pasta infusions to dying shoes, here's the score.

The Theobroma cacao genome sequences are deposited in the EMB:/Genbank/DDBJ databases under accession numbers CACC01000001-CACC01025912. A genome browser can be found here . Tags ...

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), whose beans (cocoa) are used to make products including chocolate, liquor and cocoa butter, may have spread from the Amazon basin to the other regions of South ...

Chocolate really does grow on trees, although not as little chocolates. Chocolate comes from the seeds of the tree Theobroma cacao, a tropical rainforest tree.. Produced from seeds of the cacao ...

Alongside native cacao, the other rising star in the Amazon is cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), which experts are betting on to turn the rainforest into a billion-dollar bioeconomic powerhouse.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising find from the Amazon Basin: three new species of plants closely related to Theobroma cacao, the tree that gives us chocolate.This finding, made by examining ...

Dogfish Head’s Theobroma Ale is a celebration of both the flavor of chocolate and its proverbially mystical qualities from the folklore of bygone eras. Skip to Content. Flickr. YouTube. Instagram. X.