Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Standardizing the fermentation process could lead to higher quality, more reliable cocoa harvesting techniques. It may sound harsh ...

Cocoa bean fermentation is a complex and dynamic microbiological process that transforms harvested cocoa pods into precursors essential for flavour and quality in chocolate production. This process ...

If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is ...