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The Alchemy of Fine Chocolate: How Microbes Shape Flavor | ASM.org Chocolate lovers have enjoyed the delicious product of the cacao bean for more than 5,000 years. What's the secret behind chocolate's irresistible flavor? Thank nature's tiniest creatures: microbes.

Scientists found a link between a chemical found in dark chocolate and signs of slower biological ageing.
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Gourmet-Tasting Chocolate, Courtesy of Lab Microbes From hints of citrus to caramel, premium chocolate's complex flavors derive from fermenting microbes on cocoa bean farms-and a new study suggests they can be grown on demand in the lab