Phenols in cocoa bean shells may reverse obesity-related problems in mouse cells Date: June 20, 2019 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Summary: A new study suggests that three of ...

News Release 20-Jun-2019 Study: Phenols in cocoa bean shells may reverse obesity-related problems in mouse cells Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau ...

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Rebollo-Hernanz, M. et al. (2019) Cocoa Shell Aqueous Phenolic Extract Preserves Mitochondrial Function and Insulin Sensitivity by Attenuating Inflammation between Macrophages and Adipocytes In Vitro.

Typically a waste product of the cocoa industry, cocoa bean shells can damage the environment if producers, who discard around 700,000 tons of them per year, do not dispose of the shells ...

It’s a process that begins with cocoa bean shells going in one end of a factory and coming out as a black powder called biochar, which is doing its part to slow climate change.

Q: A neighbor has done her mulching with the shells of cocoa beans this year. I’ve never seen it before. The shells are very rough, even though they are shredded for mulch. It’s still the husk ...

This is well above the European limits of 0.1-0.8 mg cadmium/kg in cocoa products. The team worked with three different X-ray fluorescence techniques to examine the cocoa beans.

"They are somewhat expensive, but a mulch depth of 1 to 2 inches is sufficient. Cocoa-bean shells are excellent mulches for annuals, perennials and roses. They generally last only one growing season.

They are somewhat expensive, but a mulch depth of 1 to 2 inches is sufficient. Cocoa-bean shells are excellent mulches for annuals, perennials and roses. They generally last only one growing season.