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Cacao Fruit: What Does It Taste Like And How Do We Get Chocolate From It?
Cacao fruit is what chocolate is made from. Learn the history of cacao, how chocolate is made, and the many ways we enjoy ...
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Did You Know That Cacao Can Boost Your Sexual Health?
What is cacao and where does it come from? The ingredient we call cacao comes from the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree, native to tropical regions of Central and South America. The cacao tree ...
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So Many Reasons to Love Chocolate
A recent study investigated the dried seed of Theobroma cacao, the plant that gives us cacao powder to make chocolate. Caca powder is a rich source of polyphenols, flavanols and some bioactive ...
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Tiny cacao flowers and fickle midges are part of a pollination puzzle that limits chocolate production
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 America and has been ...