Whether you’re shopping forhot chocolate mixesor browsing thecandyaisle for a sweet treat, you’re almost guaranteed to see "cocoa" or "cacao" on a few product labels. Perhaps curiosity got the best of you as you tried to discern the difference between “unsweetened cocoa powder” and “organic cacao powder.” Or maybe you’ve done the opposite and assumed that they’re slightly different terms for the same thing (totally guilty). So, cocoa vs. cacao—whatisthe difference, really?
Determined to get some answers, I consulted a few chocolate experts while attending Grenada’s fun-filledChocolate Festival—an annual week-long celebration of all thingschocolate—and they had quite a bit to say about the age-old question.