Pods from the Theobroma cacao tree. In "Chocolate: A Marvelous Natural Product of Chemistry", Ginger Tannenbaum discusses chocolate from tree to table. The article includes a brief history of chocolate and how and where it is grown, examines the manufacturing process of chocolate, and explores the chemistry of chocolate.
Image courtesy of Ed Seguine of Guittard Chocolate, Burlingame, CA.
The cover was designed by Betsy True.
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