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A Brief History of the Chocolate Pot - How humans have consumed chocolate sheds lights on its significance to cultures and eras

A Brief History of the Chocolate Pot - How humans have consumed chocolate sheds lights on its significance to cultures and eras

“They suddenly had this new beverage and took it back to their courts. So then things were made in the different courts, so you get things made in Austrian porcelain or German porcelain and French ...
How do I store Chocolate, Do I need to freeze it, or keep it at room temperature? What are the dos and donts of storing chocolate. Find out here in detail.

How to Store Chocolate: The Dos and Don’ts

Cacao MagazineOctober 23, 2020 If you live in a hot climate or it’s currently summer, having your chocolate melt or bloom can be a frustrating experience. Your first instinct is probably to put it ...
Cacao butter (also referred to as cocoa butter), is the edible fat that’s extracted from cocoa beans. In fact, around 55% of the bean’s weight is from the cacao butter.

Cacao Butter: Everything You Need to Know

Cacao butter (also referred to as cocoa butter), is the edible fat that’s extracted from cocoa beans. In fact, around 55% of the bean’s weight is from the cacao butter.
India's A.P. state tops in cocoa production, thanks to tech support

India's A.P. state tops in cocoa production, thanks to tech support

Cocoa is grown primarily as an intercrop in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala as the tree requires 40 to 50% shade. Coconut, arecanut, oil palm and rubber plantations are suited for...
Thinking of Hawaii, it's not likely that the word “cold” comes to mind. But in the chocolate industry, the state is considered the North Pole of Cacao

How Hawaii Became the North Pole of Cacao

Cacao, which is native to South America, typically grows in humid tropical climates, within a band that stretches 10 degrees on either side of the equator, where temperatures range from 65 to 90 Fa...
The most curious thing is that the chocolates have not only withstood the test of time, but are apparently in very good condition, says the Library.

A 120-year-old chocolate box found among Australian poet Paterson’s papers

The most curious thing is that the chocolates have not only withstood the test of time, but are apparently in very good condition, says the Library.
Chocolate is dying. Long live chocolate

Chocolate is dying. Long live chocolate

The world is running out of chocolate, it’s hard but everything seems to indicate that the sweet par excellence may have its days numbered.” Phrases like this are increasingly recurrent in the medi...
Natural cocoa improves mental performance in young people

Natural cocoa improves mental performance in young people

Another scientific study has just come to light that demonstrates the benefits of consuming natural cocoa, since it is one of the foods richest in polyphenols, natural compounds with antioxidant, ...
Milk chocolate also has health benefits according to the University of Aberdeen

Milk chocolate also has health benefits according to the University of Aberdeen

Milk chocolate also has health benefits according to the University of Aberdeen Nobody can doubt the health benefits of dark chocolate. What nobody considered was that milk chocolate also has ben...