The Barefoot Contessa elevates a simple chocolate loaf cake into a truly decadent dessert using three different forms of chocolate in her recipe.

Dutched cocoa has the bitterness eliminated, together with most of the active flavanols. One relatively underreported effect of alkalization is, in fact, darkening of cocoa, so that a very dark ...

Cocoa prices have increased significantly for chocolate manufactures, as producers navigate weather-related agricultural ...

Once dismissed as too bitter, too hard, or simply too niche, cocoa nibs are now stepping into the global spotlight. These ...

Cocoa powder, used in everything from baking mixes to protein shakes, is now in short supply too. Prices for the key ...

July 7, long believed to mark cacao’s first arrival in Europe, has become World Chocolate Day, a moment to salute the bean ...

July 7, the world celebrates the creation of a popular sweet treat. World Chocolate Day is a holiday that has been introduced ...

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This effort also supports Cargill’s climate goals, which include a 10% reduction in operational emissions by this year.

A major move has been delivered by Cargill, centred on transforming its global cocoa supply chain, through a series of core investments reducing carbon emissions, cutting waste and optimising ...

Cargill reimagines the cocoa journey to cut emissions and reduce waste. AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cargill today announced a ...

Cocoa powder and cocoa extracts have been shown to exhibit greater antioxidant capacity than many other flavanol-rich foods and food extracts, such as green tea and blueberries. [14] ...