Cadmium in Cacao: ‘From Soil to Bar’ the Journey of Cadmium at a Farm Level

Bravo, Daniel; Santander , Margareth; Rodríguez, Jader; Escobar, Sebastian

Cadmium in Cacao: ‘From Soil to Bar’ the Journey of Cadmium at a Farm Level

Autores

Bravo, Daniel

Santander , Margareth

Rodríguez, Jader

Escobar, Sebastian

Editor

Research Square

Descripción

Cadmium (Cd) is a non-nutritive element present across the earth. In cacao crops from South America, Cd has become one of the biggest challenges due to its flux from soils, and due to the enriched content of this metal, it makes its way into the beans and finally affects the chocolate quality. This manuscript aims to show how the flux of Cd occurs, from the soil to the post-harvest phase and chocolate production, by analysing the possible inputs to the system in a single farm assessed as a model for enriched-Cd status. This study shows that both geogenic and anthropogenic activities have an incidence on the final Cd content in chocolate, especially with respect to soil properties, fertiliser applications, post-harvest treatments and chocolate production.
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - (AGROSAVIA)
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural - MADR
Cacao
Theobroma cacao

Palabras clave

Cultivo - F01, Theobroma cacao, Análisis del suelo, Tecnología postcosecha, Método alternativo, Cacao, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7713, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7198, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6133, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36555