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 ...

Natural cocoa tastes sharper, making it ideal for bold chocolate desserts. Dutch-process cocoa offers a smoother flavor and dissolves easily in drinks and sauces. Swapping the two is fine for ...

Learn about when to use Dutch-process cocoa, when to use natural or regular cocoa, and how to substitute one for the other.

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 ...