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Sustainable Alt Chocolates

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Seminal Biosciences Creates Cocoa Butter Without Cacao Beans

— October 20, 2022 — Lifestyle
The chocolate industry is industry wrought with unsustainable and unethical practices but Seminal Biosciences sees the potential for a new future thanks to a prototype for cocoa butter made without cacao beans. Using precision fermentation, Seminal Biosciences produces cocoa butter that is said to have the same properties as conventional cocoa butter made from cacao beans. Already, this product has been used to create dark chocolate that has the potential to rival one of the most-used ingredients in the chocolate industry.

With its innovation, Seminal Biosciences has the potential to address numerous issues within the chocolate industry, namely slavery and child labor, and deforestation. Additionally, this alternative chocolate could improve quality and consistency, and make the process of securing supply much more reliable going forward.
Trend Themes
1. Alternative Cocoa Butter - Seminal Biosciences' cocoa butter made without cacao beans presents an opportunity for a more sustainable and ethical chocolate industry.
2. Precision Fermentation - The use of precision fermentation to produce cocoa butter could disrupt the traditional methods of chocolate production and pave the way for more innovative manufacturing techniques.
3. Sustainable Chocolate - The development of alternative chocolate ingredients could signal a trend of more sustainable practices within the chocolate industry.
Industry Implications
1. Food Technology - Seminal Biosciences' innovation in cocoa butter production demonstrates an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the field of food technology.
2. Sustainability - The development of sustainable chocolate ingredients presents an opportunity for innovation and growth within the sustainability industry.
3. Chocolate Manufacturing - The use of alternative ingredients in the production of chocolate could disrupt traditional chocolate manufacturing and lead to more innovative and sustainable processes.
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