Theobroma bicolor 100 g pulp Energy 44,0 cal Water 88,0 g Protein 2,1 g Lipids 0,8 g Carbohydrates 8,3 g Fiber 0,7 g Ceniza 0,8 g Phosphor 44,0 mg Iron 0,5 mg Vitamin A (Retinol) 28,0 mg thiamine 0,08 mg Riboflavin 0,09 mg niacin 3,10 mg Ascorbic acid 22,80 mg "T. bicolor" was historically cultivated by the Aztecs alongside "T. cacao" for production of chocolate, although when chocolate was introduced to the Spaniards, they considered the product of "T. bicolor" to be of a lower quality. Its seeds can also be eaten fried or in soups, and the seed pods when emptied
Peter Posnette Peter Posnette Peter Posnette (real name Adrian Frank Posnette) (11 January 1914 – 17 July 2004) was a British plant pathologist. He was born in the South Birmingham area and educated at Cheltenham Grammar School. He entered Christ's College, Cambridge to study zoology but then accepted a Colonial Agricultural Service research studentship in plant genetics. After studying at the Cambridge University School of Agriculture, he moved to the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad to carry out a research project into the pollination of the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao). In 1937 he moved to the Gold Coast as a