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As the chocolate crisis drives prices up and recipes down, a new method turns carob tree pulp into an ingredient that tastes like cocoa

Chocolate is no longer just a treat, it has become a climate casualty. Around the world, cocoa harvests are shrinking as droughts, erratic rainfall, and crop diseases take a toll, particularly in ...
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Pasta from trees? It’s not pulp fiction — but it is gluten- and fat-free and low in carbs, calories

Omikenshi's noodles. Cellulose pulp and konjac plant are mixed; the resulting fiber-rich flour is 27 calories a pound. TOKYO — Faced with tightening competition for the textiles it's been making for ...