A new study has shed light on the complex origins and early history of the domestication and use of cacao, the source of chocolate. Researchers have detected residues on ancient ceramics from South and Central America, suggesting that the cacao tree, whose beans are used in products like chocolate and cocoa butter, may have spread from the Amazon basin to other regions at least 5,000 years ago via trade routes. The findings were published in a paper in @SciReports.
A paper in @SciReports suggests that the cacao tree—whose beans are used to make products including chocolate and cocoa butter—may have spread from the Amazon basin to other regions of South and Central America at least 5,000 years ago via trade routes. https://t.co/FiPPVbJZjQ https://t.co/OubQyfFjEX
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Scientists are getting a better taste of the early history of the domestication and use of cacao - the source of chocolate - thanks to residues detected on a batch of ancient ceramics from South and Central America. https://t.co/62T0doAhoq
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