Cacao Varieties and Genetics: Beyond Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cacao variety names have a way of sounding more precise than they are. Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario appear on wrappers, shop signs, tasting notes, and farm descriptions as if they were three tidy drawers. One is often described as delicate, one as sturdy, and one as a hybrid between them. That shorthand is useful enough to begin with, but it can become misleading when it is treated as the whole truth.

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Cacao Varieties and Genetics: Beyond Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario