Worldwide shortage of cocoa could make chocolates extinct by 2020, say sources.
Industry expert Angus Kennedy said that the chocolate bars may get replaced by slabs of palm oil and vegetable fats packed with raisins and nougat by 2020 as there is a worldwide shortage of cocoa, the Mirror reported.
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As the cocoa crops are being replaced by more profitable rubber plantations, the future of chocolate bars looks bleak.
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Show and Tell: Compounds in Cocoa, Grapes and Apples May Aid Human Health
Fresh study offers new insights on how flavanols and procyanidins, natural compounds found in foods, such as cocoa, grapes, and apples ,may work in the body to wield cardiovascular benefits.
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