Notices tagged with cocoa

" “The cocoa fruit is basically a pumpkin and right now we’re just using the seeds,” said Kim Mishra, a food technologist at ETH Zürich [1]"
"The researchers used the waste flesh and juice of the #cocoa fruit...instead of...sugar"
"#Chocolate [ranks] alongside some meats in terms of the greenhouse gas emissions emitted per kilogram of food. Mishra and his colleagues set out to reduce the waste in the production process"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/01/scientists-develop-method-of-making-healthier-more-sustainable-chocolate

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00967-2
#sustainability

"The world’s supply of #coffee and #cocoa comes from a handful of countries. Vietnam and Brazil account for more than half of global coffee bean exports — and Vietnam has suffered from severe drought. Cocoa’s two biggest producers are West Africa’s Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, where production shortfalls are causing unprecedented volatility and record-high prices"
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/markets/cocoa-volatility-coffee-market/
🔸#Japan may find it difficult to secure coffee/cocoa supplies due to weakening yen. Back to locally grown tea?

Spicy hot cocoa, americano with half n half and ‘The Burdick’ pastry from L.A.Burdick in Chicago on a cold day!
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Treating oneself to a little bit of heaven (pure dark chocolate) keeps the soul warm in cold weather

#magic #darkchocolate #sunday #sundayvibes #foodporn #relaxing #chocolate #chicago #couple #love #romance #holiday #family #coffee #cafe #pastry #cocoa #hotcocoa @coffee

Happy World Choco Day 2023¡ #cocoa #chocolate