By developing a chocolate bar using not only the cocoa bean but the pulp and endocarp as well, a new study aims to create a more sustainable form of chocolate. ... 'Valorization of cocoa pod side ...

Introduction:The humble cocoa bean, the foundational ingredient for our beloved chocolate, is currently making headlines for ...

A fresh industry study has forecast the global cocoa bean market to expand towards a total of $20.8 billion by 2032, growing ...

Because cocoa pod husks are rich in antioxidants, pectin, minerals, dietary fiber and proteins, the gel includes several health benefits, scientists explained.

The Kerala Agricultural University has received a patent for an ‘apparatus for breaking cocoa pod’ to extract cocoa beans. At present, cocoa breaking and bean extraction from crust pods are ...

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator has restricted 20 major traders, including Cargill and Barry Callebaut, from purchasing beans for export after they reached their buying limits, the head of the ...

India's production of cocoa beans has risen significantly. This year it hit 110,000 tonnes, up 40% from 2015. But it's still not enough to meet demand from local chocolate and confectionary makers.

If it hadn't been for the squirrels, George Matthew's attempt to become a cocoa bean producer might have failed. His farming career began in the 1970s when he inherited a rubber plantation in the ...

Cocoa volumes arriving at Ivory Coast ports are expected to drop 28.5% year-on-year in the first three months of the 2023/2024 season due to erratic weather conditions, according to cocoa farmers ...

Cocoa farmers in the agrarian communities of Oyo State are counting their gains from the soaring prices of cocoa beans in the outgoing season. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...