The cacao plant itself is plump and bumpy, with an elongated, football-shaped pods that grows directly from the tree's branches and trunk. The fruit varies in color, from bright greens and yellows ...

Although the fruit is popularly called a pod ... The pods are harvested by cutting it off the cacao trunk. They are cut open and the seeds scooped out and a process of fermenting, drying and crushing ...

Brands like Barry Callebaut and Lindt embrace upcycled cacao fruit, reducing waste and boosting sustainability. Discover how ...

A close-up of an opened cacao fruit, next to cocoa beans and cocoa powder on a rough wooden table - wasanajai/Shutterstock ...

The fruit of the cocoa tree is a pod full of sweet pulp enfolding ... which can occur at any height on the trunk. The natural vegetative proliferation occurs when the seeds are spread by small ...