And you may have also seen both cocoa powder and cacao powder for sale and wondered what the difference is. There is a big difference between cocoa and cacao powder, although both offer powerful ...

In Hawaii, all varieties of cacao grow well. Hanna grows most of her trees from seedlings. It takes three to five years ...

So it's kind of like a seed bank for cacao germplasm. Exactly. That is a really good model, because the goal was to keep those seeds alive so you could grow more and then expand it... a seed bank ...

Dried fruit has a reputation for being high in calories and sugar, but experts say it can be just as good for you as fresh. True, dried fruit will have more sugar by weight than the fresh version ...

The main goal of the USAID/ USDA project, Cacao for Peace (CfP), is “to strengthen Colombia’s key agricultural institutions in the public and private sector for cacao with cooperative research, ...

Coeliac disease is not a food allergy or intolerance – it is an autoimmue disease. There is no cure and you must follow a gluten-free diet for life, even if your symptoms are mild. Reported ...

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Few fish are as popular as salmon. According to the National Fisheries Institute, the only seafood that is more popular in the United States is shrimp - but salmon still reins supreme as the ...

While vinegar may be good for you, “it’s not a drug,” Johnston notes. As part of an overall healthy diet, “it’s going to have a more gradual effect on measures like blood sugar” than ...

The Southern Taurid meteor shower is set to peak Monday night into Tuesday with a chance for sky-gazers to spot fireballs.

In my time in southern Mexico, I have had the great honor of being entered into long-term relationships with Indigenous cacao farmers. In the jungle villages of Oaxaca and Chiapas, I’ve posed the ...