And organic production encourages intercropping of the cocoa plantation with numerous other useful crops such as shade trees, bananas, pineapples, oil palms, and jackfruit.

An organic cocoa powder with 100% natural cacao is a great choice. Cocoa powder is a highly concentrated form of chocolate made by removing most of the cocoa butter from cacao beans.

Cocoa powder offers a range of possible nutrition and health benefits. Learn all about them here.

Cocoa butter is a popular home remedy for skin health. In this article, we look at the evidence behind various benefits of cocoa butter and possible side effects.

The best cocoa powder overall was Navitas Organics Organic Cacao Powder, which reached 77 percent of CR’s lead limit and 17 percent of the cadmium limit.

The first load of organic cocoa grown amid native trees, without agro-chemicals, was recently exported to Europe by former landless workers from Southern Bahia, in Brazil.

Find out what nutrients are in cacao powder and how it can help with everything from reducing inflammation to improving digestion.

Côte d’Ivoire is famous for its cocoa, which has been sold at rock-bottom prices since colonial times. The cultivation and processing of organic cocoa could show farmers the way out of poverty and ...