This search has led a team of researchers to an unlikely candidate—the humble carob pulp, a neglected food by-product. Their ...

Seamus Blackley, a tech executive known best for inventing the Xbox game console, inspects his cacao trees. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) There are technological and biological wonders inside the ...

A research team developed two flavor-enhancing techniques that transform carob pulp into a delicious, sustainable alternative to cocoa. Rising temperatures and the spread of crop diseases are placing ...

Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...

What if tomorrow's chocolate no longer came from cocoa? Faced with global warming and diseases threatening plantations, the ...

A person holding an open cacao pod. - Gustavo Ramirez/Getty Images The cacao tree is most famous for its cacao beans which are usually processed to make delicious chocolate. However, most people are ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao has been used as currency, for medicinal remedies, during spiritual rituals, ...

“Our alternative chocolate is saying that this industry can function in a different way — and it doesn’t have to be stuck doing things it has been doing for 60 years, making billions of dollars a year ...

Who would ever decide to keep highly temperamental trees comfortable at a specific temperature and humidity for multiple years, pollinate thousands of small flowers by hand, ferment, roast, winnow and ...

These hand-painted bonbons are the most popular item at Cocoa Tree Confectionery in Wisconsin. Founder and owner Kishoree Boegel says the cost for the chocolate she needs to make them has jumped over ...

Seamus Blackley is best known for creating the Xbox game console. Now he has a new mission: to start a Los Angeles chocolate company. The challenge? Cacao trees don’t grow in the Southern California ...