All you need to begin roasting cacao beans at home are a couple of cups of cacao beans, a cast iron pan, and a bowl. To start, place your beans evenly into the cast iron pan, and roast them in the ...

Generally, raw cacao products — made from fermented, dried, unroasted cacao beans — are less processed and healthier. Still, standard dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa is a good source of ...

Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around the world are … ...

Cacao powder is made from raw cacao beans and nibs that are fermented, roasted, and milled into a powder. It's similar to cocoa powder, but it’s more nutritious because it's less processed.