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Chocolate’s secret ingredient is the fermenting microbes that make it taste so good
Underneath the shiny wrapper, a chocolate bunny is a fermented food. Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images Caitlin Clark, Colorado State University Whether baked as chips into a cookie, melted into a sweet warm drink or molded into the shape of a smiling bunny, chocolate is one of the world’s most universally consumed foods. Even