“Chocolate Toothpaste? Extract of Tasty Treat Could Fight Tooth Decay.” That’s how Tulane University’s news office provocatively titled a press release it issued last week. Sound sweet? Unfortunately, ...

Theobromine is a lesser-known compound found primarily in cacao beans, tea, and some plant foods. Most people first encounter it through chocolate and cocoa products. However, its effects on the human ...

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In honor of Valentine's Day, I am posting an updated version of an earlier, favorite piece about the chemistry of chocolate: The Latin name for the cacao tree - the tropical plant source of all things ...

Your sweet tooth just got a science-backed upgrade. Dark chocolate’s theobromine may slow biological aging. A recent study found that theobromine—a compound ...

Theobromine, an organic compound found in chocolate, remineralizes and hardens tooth enamel at a greater rate than fluoride, according to a new study in Caries Research (2013, Vol. 47:5, pp. 399-405).

Photo credit: Lisa Townley (left); Pyogenes Gruffer (right), Flickr. When my organic chemistry professor told me that the main molecular component of chocolate, theobromine, differs from caffeine only ...

This warning about the potential danger to pets posed by cocoa mulch began appearing in our inbox in May 2003. Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply ...

Theobromine is an interesting molecule and is very similar to caffeine. It appears in a high concentration in cocoa (a small amount of caffeine is also in cocoa). In this video, I am extracting ...