Cocoa pods are comprised of cocoa beans, pods, endocarp and pulp. Credit: Cristina Aldehuela / Getty. Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have ...

Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have identified a healthier and more sustainable way of creating chocolate, using more of the cocoa pod.

Chocolate connoisseurs, rejoice: scientists have dug deep into cacao bean fermentation, a crucial part of the chocolate-making process, to come up with a list of key environmental factors that ...

Step into Juzhong Tan’s chocolate factory located in the University of Delaware’s O.A. Newton Building. Cacao beans clank against a cracking machine as Tan feeds them through to deshell them. The ...

Chocolate is one of the most beloved treats on the planet. Whether you’re a fan of dark, milk, white—or all of the above—we all know that quality can vary widely. Researchers at the University of ...