Any chocolate lover can probably tell you that cacao is the most important ingredient in any chocolate confection. But not ...

Ancient Ecuadorean cacao was ... as well as an ingredient in food and drink. Domesticated cacao, researchers suggest, was traded from South American to Meso-american cultures, such as the Maya ...

Chemical residues found on ancient pottery suggest cocoa was used as a food, drink or medicine by indigenous people living in what is now Ecuador. Until now it was thought that chocolate ...

Contrary to popular belief, chocolate was not first enjoyed by the Europeans, nor by the ancient Mayans. A team of scientists discovered cacao remains in the Ecuadorian Amazon dating back to 5,500 ...

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We have the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica ... separate the fat from a cacao bean, leaving behind a fine powder. This powder was much more tasty to enjoy as a drink, and people started adding ...

Based on archeological finds, it’s thought that people from Ecuador’s ancient ... to drink. The problem was, the children thought milk was too babyish and wouldn’t touch it. So cocoa butter ...

Caffeine was widely used by ancient civilizations. It was traditionally consumed from natural sources like tea, coffee, cacao beans and ... or in Red Bull Energy Drink your body processes ...