Daily cocoa extract supplements reduced key inflammation markers in older adults, pointing to a role in protecting the heart. The findings reinforce the value of flavanol-rich, plant-based foods for ...

This fresh, colorful little wonder salad saves the day when you’re too tired to put in the effort. Perfect for haphazard schedules and ever-changing plans, it’s a dish I count on. Made ahead, it stays ...

The great American writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron once said about Thanksgiving, “The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently ...

Could cocoa extract supplements rich in cocoa flavanols reduce inflammation and, in turn, prevent age-related chronic diseases? In a new study from the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study ...

Cargill Inc. has halted cocoa grinding in Ivory Coast as poor-quality beans with unusually high levels of waste material curb yields and risk damaging machinery, according to people with knowledge of ...

Like wine and cheese, chocolate has terroir, a sense of the place it was grown. Each bonbon or bar may carry unique flavors shaped by the soil, rainfall and temperature of the farm. But much of that ...

Every high school football game is important. But Hershey head coach Mark Painter says that there are three each year he measures his Trojan team by. It’s Palmyra. It’s Lower Dauphin. And of course, ...

The first half of the scientific name for the fiendishly fickle cocoa tree means “food of the gods”. By the time Theobrama cacao was christened by Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish naturalist, in 1753, wealthy ...

Cocoa innovation is all around, from cocoa-free chocolate through to cell cultivation. That’s unsurprising given the state of the cocoa sector, which has been plagued by extreme volatility over the ...

When you bite into a piece of chocolate, you can taste its distinct fruity, nutty and earthy flavours. Now, scientists have gained fresh insights into how the fermentation of cocoa beans can affect ...

At 30, Sunbeth Global Concepts’ Olasunkanmi Owoyemi is building an export empire in cocoa – and wants agriculture to displace oil in Africa’s largest economy. In 2024, Sunbeth Global Concepts exported ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: I live in the country, and my cat sometimes ventures off my deck on ...