Category: Chocolate Stuff You Should Know
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Is White Chocolate Actually Chocolate?
White chocolate – it always makes an appearance over the holidays in coffee shops and on our desserts, but is white chocolate actually chocolate? The truth is that true white chocolate is something of a distant relative to the dark, bittersweet chocolate currently in the spotlight. These milky white bars are not as mysterious as…
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Cacao vs Cocoa
Everybody has heard of cocoa, but is it the same as cacao? Isn’t it the same thing? Well, kind of. In the industry when referring to the raw materials that will become chocolate, the terms are used interchangeably. However, there is a bit of a difference, which we break down for you here below. The…
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Child Labor in Cacao Production
While cacao is grown worldwide (within twenty degrees of the equator) the majority of the world’s cacao comes from just two west African nations: Ghana and Ivory Coast (or Côte d’Ivoire). In these two countries, thousands of family farms produce over 60% of the cacao used in the global chocolate industry and are the primary…
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How is Cacao Grown?
How is Cacao Grown? Cacao is one of the most popular plants in the world, largely because cacao pods are made into chocolate. If you’re a chocoholic, you may dream about growing your very own cacao plant in the backyard. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to grow cacao in many regions since the cacao plant requires…
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What Is Bean-to-Bar Chocolate?
Bean-to-bar is a chocolate making process, where the maker controls every step of the from cacao bean to chocolate bar. The bean-to-bar process is often associated with craft chocolate companies. Crafters have better control the quality of their chocolate through this method. Furthermore, it also produces a healthier product, as it is a more natural…