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Panama’s Cacao Rush: New Research Finds Rare Criollo Ancestry

Cut cacao beans at Finca Las Heliconias show a striking contrast between pale cream and deep purple interiors. Color alone cannot identify ancestry, but it can point to differences worth studying.
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