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Is Life Really Sweeter with Chocolate?

Posted on October 7th, 2009 by admin  |  1 Comment »

Man’s enduring long love affair with chocolate dates back some 3,000 years ago. The Aztecs are believed to be the first to use cacao seeds to prepare a hot, frothy beverage similar to the hot cocoa we now enjoy today. The cacao tree’s scientific name is Theobroma cacao. Theobroma is a Greek term which literally [...]

 
 

The Health Benefits of Cassava

Posted on August 11th, 2009 by admin  |  11 Comments »

Cassava, also known as yucca or manioc, is the third largest source of carbohydrates in the world and is a staple food for more than 500 million people. Among crop plants, the cassava plant provides the highest yield of food energy per cultivated area per day, next to sugarcane. Lesser known foods such as cassava [...]