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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026

Combating Disease: Leaves of carob tree, source of chocolate substitute, fight virulent food-poisoning bacteria

from Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions

Today’s solution is an antibacterial extract from the leaves of the carob tree (the source of a popular chocolate substitute) that could fight the microbe responsible for the serious form of food poisoning called listeriosis. The research appears in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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