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chocolate

Why US Chocolate Isn’t As Good As European Chocolate

US chocolate is inferior to its European counterparts. It has more sugar and less cocoa than necessary and potentially unsafe levels of lead and cadmium. But most Americans have accepted the resulting low standard. by David Stone Special to The…

Chocolate’s secret ingredient is the fermenting microbes that make it taste so good

Whether baked as chips into a cookie, melted into a sweet warm drink or molded into the shape of a smiling bunny, chocolate is one of the world’s most universally consumed foods. Caitlin Clark, Colorado State University Republished with Permission:…