I tried lab-grown chocolate. Could it be the future of Halloween?

It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides

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Would you eat lab-grown chocolate?

I requested a sample from California Cultured, a Sacramento-based company. Its chocolate, not yet commercially available, is made with techniques that have previously been used to synthesize other bioactive products like certain plant-derived pharmaceuticals for commercial sale.