In today's world, there are numerous health issues. There are some such ingredients all around us that are both healthy and delicious. Similar medical characteristics, including remarkable ...

Theobroma cacao, better known as the source of our beloved chocolate, is more than just a delicious treat. This ancient plant holds a treasure trove of health benefits waiting to be explored. This ...

The possibilities for in vitro regeneration of cocoa plants have been limited. Somatic embryos can differentiate from cotyledonary cells, but their conversion into plants has remained largely unsolved ...

Good news, dark chocolate lovers: the treat is rich in an ingredient that slows down biological aging in the body, according ...

Funding: This study was supported by the Programa Nacional de Investigación Científica y Estudios Avanzados (PROCIENCIA) funded by the Project through the Contract N° 026-2016-FONDECYT “Círculo de ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...

A quantitative study is made of the changes in the soluble sugar content of developing cocoa leaves. Fructose, glucose, inositol and sucrose were the major sugars present. The possibility that ...

Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...

The only thing I love more than good beer is good beer that comes equipped with a history lesson. The art and science of brewing beer is steeped in centuries of worldwide experimentation and ...