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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 [...]

Chocolate is arguably the world’s best-loved sweet. But did you know that chocolate can also help relieve cough? British researchers have discovered that theobromine, an alkaloid substance present in cocoa which is chemically related to caffeine, is almost three times more effective in stopping persistent cough than codeine, which is recognized as the best cough [...]

Chocolates are one of the most loved and most common comfort foods. They taste good, are easy to find and eat, and are reasonably priced. Eating chocolate is pleasurable not just because it melts in your mouth but because it causes your brain to secrete natural opiates, which dull pain and give you a feeling [...]

Cocoa powder is produced when around 75 percent of cocoa butter is removed from chocolate liquor (the liquid from ground cocoa beans used in chocolate products). The remaining solids are then used to make unsweetened cocoa powder. Natural cocoa powder is dark, has a strong flavor and is slightly acidic and bitter. In 1828, Dutch [...]

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 [...]