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Love the scent of chocolate? These skincare products use real cocoa butter to hydrate dry skin and support your skin barrier.
Heredity - The mechanism of pollen incompatibility in Theobroma cacao L.
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 ...
The cacao tree species (Theobroma cacao L.), from which we get chocolate, is likely about 7.5 million years old, with chloroplast genomes indicating that the current known diversity diversified ...
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.
For over 50 years, a concrete flower has bloomed in Lenexa, a beacon for Kansas drivers on I-35 by Lenexa and Overland Park. The 45-foot-tall petals tower over 8101 Lenexa Drive, a rare unique ...
On entering the Saatchi Gallery’s latest exhibition, which is simply titled Flowers, you might think that you have just walked into a supersized florist’s shop, surrounded by bunches and bunches of ...
Thousands of flowers Chocolate is derived from the seeds of the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao L., which literally means “food of the gods.” The plant originated in the Western Amazon region of South ...
T. cacao flowers grow right out of the trunk and older branches of the tree and form ovoid pods that begin green and ripen from yellow to orange or even red, depending on the cultivar group. There are ...
The health benefits of cacao include lower blood pressure, better circulation, and improved mood. Cacao is filled with antioxidants that may even improve skin.