Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Standardizing the fermentation process could lead to higher quality, more reliable cocoa harvesting techniques. It may sound harsh ...

Nestlé has claimed to have developed a method to cut waste and boost yields for farmers from the processing of cacao fruits used to make chocolate. The maker of KitKat and Aero chocolate said Nestlé’s ...

Nestlé says that it's developed a new method to utilize 30% more of byproducts from cocoa fruits to produce chocolate. In an August 20 release, the company described how cocoa beans are typically ...

Cocoa powder, the ground cacao you get when you remove some of the cacao butter from the processed cacao bean, comes in two forms: natural and Dutch-process. Dutch-process cocoa powder is milder on ...

All cocoa powders come from cocoa beans, but the difference lies in how they’re processed. Cocoa powder can range from light tan to jet black with varying pH levels that affect how it interacts with ...

Cocoa prices are at the forefront of manufacturers’ minds around the world. While prices have somewhat stabilised since the dramatic spikes of April 2024 and January this year, there is still every ...

Price corrections have severely squeezed farmers and destabilized agricultural state support systems in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria However, this market shift is simultaneously restoring ...

Natural cocoa powder is lighter in color, has a higher acidity of about 5 pH, and because of that acidity, has a sharper chocolate flavor. Dutch-process powder is natural cocoa powder that has been ...