If you're a chocolate lover who also enjoys baking, it's important to know the differences between natural and ...

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 ...

Whether you're baking brownies or heating up a mug of hot chocolate, cocoa powder is the star of so many delicious treats. It's easy to take for granted the process that transforms cacao beans into ...

Cocoa powder, the ground cacao you get when you remove some of the cacao butter from the processed cacao bean, comes in two forms: natural and Dutch-process. Dutch-process cocoa powder is milder on ...

Natural cocoa powder is lighter in color, has a higher acidity of about 5 pH, and because of that acidity, has a sharper chocolate flavor. Dutch-process powder is natural cocoa powder that has been ...