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==History and culture==
==History and culture==
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Several mixtures of cacao are described in ancient texts, for ceremonial or medicinal, as well as culinary, purposes. Some mixtures included maize, chili, vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), and honey. Archaeological evidence for use of cacao, while relatively sparse, has come from the recovery of whole cacao beans at Uaxactun, Guatemala.<ref>Kidder (1947).</ref>
Several mixtures of cacao are described in ancient texts, for ceremonial or medicinal, as well as culinary, purposes. Some mixtures included maize, chili, vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), and honey. Archaeological evidence for use of cacao, while relatively sparse, has come from the recovery of whole cacao beans at Uaxactun, Guatemala.<ref>Kidder (1947).</ref>


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* Theobromine:<ref name="Cocoa content" /> 2060 mg/100 g<ref name="usda" />
* Theobromine:<ref name="Cocoa content" /> 2060 mg/100 g<ref name="usda" />
* Theophylline<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Franco |first1=R |last2=Oñatibia-Astibia |first2=A |last3=Martínez-Pinilla |first3=E |title=Health benefits of methylxanthines in cacao and chocolate. |journal=Nutrients |date=18 October 2013 |volume=5 |issue=10 |pages=4159-73 |doi=10.3390/nu5104159 |pmid=24145871}}</ref>
* Theophylline<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Franco |first1=R |last2=Oñatibia-Astibia |first2=A |last3=Martínez-Pinilla |first3=E |title=Health benefits of methylxanthines in cacao and chocolate. |journal=Nutrients |date=18 October 2013 |volume=5 |issue=10 |pages=4159-73 |doi=10.3390/nu5104159 |pmid=24145871}}</ref>
* [[Tryptamine]]<ref name="Cocoa content" />
* [[Tryptamine (compound)|Tryptamine]]<ref name="Cocoa content" />
* [[Tryptophan]]:<ref name="Cocoa content" /> 0.293 g/100 g<ref name="usda" />
* [[Tryptophan]]:<ref name="Cocoa content" /> 0.293 g/100 g<ref name="usda" />
* [[Tyramine]]<ref name="Cocoa content" />
* [[Tyramine]]<ref name="Cocoa content" />
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