When comparing nutrition labels of products made from cacao beans (whether raw or roasted), the biggest differences you’ll see are in the calorie, fat and sugar content.

Cacao butter is the fat extracted from cacao beans. Similar to certain nuts , cacao beans are roughly 50 percent fat, which gets extracted during the chocolate-making process.

All you need to begin roasting cacao beans at home are a couple of cups of cacao beans, a cast iron pan, and a bowl. To start ...