Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cocoa powder is an essential baking ingredient. Our brownies, cakes and cookies would be nothing without it. The thing is, though, ...

LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria (AP) — Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a casualty of the world’s appetite for chocolate. Deforestation ...

It is a common belief that when food undergoes various forms of processing, the health benefits of that food are greatly reduced. A team of scientists at the Pennsylvania State University have found ...

Chocolate prices will likely climb even higher as West African cocoa processing plants can no longer afford to buy the bean. According to Reuters, state-owned Transcao, one of Cote d’Ivoire’s largest ...

It is widely believed that when foods undergo processing, their health benefits are reduced. But that is not true for cocoa, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers, who conducted a new ...

By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo, GNA Tema, March 11, GNA – Professor William Coffie, Managing Director of the Cocoa Processing Company PLC (CPC), has called for increased value addition to Ghana’s cocoa to e ...

The Minister for Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a new policy aimed at significantly increasing the local processing of cocoa beans as part of broader reforms to ensure financial ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon plans to double its cocoa processing capacity to about 30 percent of its total production or nearly 70,000 tonnes of beans per year by adding 10 new processing units, a ...

Cocoa powder, the ground cacao you get when you remove some of the cacao butter from the processed cacao bean, comes in two forms: natural and Dutch-process. Dutch-process cocoa powder is milder on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natural cocoa tastes sharper, making it ideal for bold chocolate desserts. Dutch-process cocoa offers a smoother flavor and ...