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
Theobroma cacao seed germination of "T. cacao," inhibiting growth of various types of microorganisms (such as different oomycetes, fungi, and bacteria), and preventing rotting by "Phytophthora megakarya". Various plant pests and diseases can cause serious problems for cacao production. The genome of "T. cacao" is diploid, its size is 430 Mbp, and it comprises 10 chromosome pairs (2n=2x=20). In September 2010, a team of scientists announced a draft sequence of the cacao genome (Matina1-6 genotype). In a second, unrelated project, the International Cocoa Genome Sequencing Consortium-ICGS, co-ordinated by CIRAD, first published in December 2010 (online, paper publication in January 2011), the sequence