Compound found primarily in cocoa helps cells release more insulin
What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It's crazy enough to laugh off.
Biochemistry
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Cocoa industry agrees plan to tackle deforestation
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle and Mars, agreed Thursday a landmark initiative to tackle deforestation in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana—a move hailed by Prince Charles.
Environment
Mar 16, 2017
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Jackfruit seeds could help ease looming cocoa bean shortage
Chocolate lovers could soon have a harder time satisfying their sweet tooth. Worldwide demand for this mouth-watering treat is outstripping the production of cocoa beans, its primary ingredient. But in a study published in ...
Other
Mar 1, 2017
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Pigs and chocolate: Using maths to solve problems in farming
Improving cocoa yields for the chocolate industry, estimating the quality of meat in pigs and refining the design of a hydroponics system, were three farming challenges tackled by academics at a recent workshop hosted by ...
Mathematics
Jan 26, 2017
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New hope for the future of chocolate
In an article published in PLOS ONE, Brazilian scientists detail the genetic structure and molecular diversity of the varieties of cocoa grown in the state of Bahia for over 200 years, and identify trees resistant to witch's ...
Ecology
Jan 20, 2017
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Researchers develop new method to test for antioxidants in chocolate
Food scientists at the University of British Columbia have developed a faster and cheaper way to quantify antioxidant levels in chocolate. It's a method they plan to use in new research to help uncover when antioxidant levels ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 30, 2016
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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought
Once a cocoa planter, Ferdinand Konan Yao has joined the ranks of fellow farmers who have abandoned Ivory Coast's top cash crop to work in clandestine gold mines buried deep in the plantations.
Environment
Sep 4, 2016
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Researchers tackling the chocolate crisis
Chocoholics around the globe have been aware for the last few years that their favourite sweet treat is under threat. Researchers at Bangor University may have come up with an answer that could help find a solution to the ...
Other
Sep 2, 2016
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Top cocoa grower Ivory Coast stung by caterpillar invasion
Cocoa crops in the world's top producer, Ivory Coast, are being ravaged by caterpillars but authorities are playing down the new scourge, saying they have it under control.
Ecology
Jul 23, 2016
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Researchers check quality of chocolate with ultrasound
Belgian chocolate is a world-famous delight. But producing a divinely delicious bar of chocolate that has a beautiful gloss, makes that wonderful sound when you break it, melts in your mouth, and maintains all these qualities ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 1, 2016
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