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 ...

Commercialization has not dealt kindly with the Mayan Food of the Gods. Modern chocolate products are filled with sugar and calories, contributing to the obesity epidemic in the West. And the cocoa ...

In a country best known for the ancient Maya sites that protrude from its thick rainforests and the vast coral reef system that stretches along its coastline, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Belize’s ...

Chocolate has a long history in Belize, with its consumption tracing back to the Classic Period of the Ancient Maya in Mexico and Central America (250-900 BC). The Maya transformed it into a spicy ...

The cocoa pod has a lot of potential. The fruit, for example, can be used in concentrate fruit juices and alcoholic drinks, and be made into snacks and ice-cream. But can this be taken full circle, ...

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