How much cadmium is in cocoa?
Cadmium - not so much inside the bean, but mainly in the shell.
12-Apr-2023 -
Cocoa beans can absorb toxic heavy metals such as cadmium from the soil. Some cultivation areas, especially in South America, are contaminated with these heavy metals, in some cases considerably. By combining various X-ray fluorescence techniques, a team at BESSY II has now been able to measure ...
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