The cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) is farmed within biodiversity hotspots of West Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. Cocoa was traditionally grown under a canopy of native trees that ...

20 Metric Tons of Premium Cacao Beans are now available for purchase in Utah. 40 Metric Tons of Couverture Chocolate is warehoused in Texas, ready for culinary artisans, chocolatiers, and ...

which houses cacao beans. Once processed and sweetened, it's what makes up those candy bars and baked goods. Even though they ...

Although the Maya weren’t scoffing the bars we know and love today. It all starts with the cacao bean. Yes, we spelled that right - cacao is the Spanish word for chcahuatl, which is what Aztecs ...

Cacao beans held great prominence in the daily lives of Mesoamerican Indians. According to the Mayan and Mexica religions, cacao had divine origins as the god Quetzalcoatl discovered cacao.