"Cacao" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A tree of the family Sterculiaceae (or Byttneriaceae), usually Theobroma cacao, or its seeds, which after fermentation and roasting, yield cocoa and chocolate.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.650.940.800.575.100.915.144
Concept/Terms
Cacao- Cacao
- Cacaos
- Theobroma cacao
- Theobroma cacaos
- cacao, Theobroma
- cacaos, Theobroma
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cacao" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Cacao" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cacao" by people in Profiles.
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Design and baseline characteristics of the cocoa supplement and multivitamin outcomes study for the Mind: COSMOS-Mind. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 08; 83:57-63.
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Cutaneous Photoprotective Activity of a Short-term Ingestion of High-Flavanol Cocoa: A Nutritional Intervention Study. Photochem Photobiol. 2019 07; 95(4):1029-1034.
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Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and In Vitro Digestion of Alkaloid-, Catechin-, and Cocoa Extract-Loaded Liposomes. J Agric Food Chem. 2018 Nov 14; 66(45):12051-12065.
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Short-term supplementation with flavanol-rich cocoa improves lipid profile, antioxidant status and positively influences the AA/EPA ratio in healthy subjects. J Nutr Biochem. 2018 11; 61:33-39.
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Cardioprotection by Cocoa Polyphenols and ?-3 Fatty Acids: A Disease-Prevention Perspective on Aging-Associated Cardiovascular Risk. J Med Food. 2018 Oct; 21(10):1060-1069.
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Ceratocystis cacaofunesta genome analysis reveals a large expansion of extracellular phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase-C genes (PI-PLC). BMC Genomics. 2018 01 17; 19(1):58.
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Plant pathogenesis-related proteins of the cacao fungal pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa differ in their lipid-binding specificities. J Biol Chem. 2017 12 15; 292(50):20558-20569.
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Crystal Structure of MpPR-1i, a SCP/TAPS protein from Moniliophthora perniciosa, the fungus that causes Witches' Broom Disease of Cacao. Sci Rep. 2017 08 10; 7(1):7818.
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Cocoa Flavanol Intake and Biomarkers for Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Nutr. 2016 Nov; 146(11):2325-2333.
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Genomic analyses and expression evaluation of thaumatin-like gene family in the cacao fungal pathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2015 Oct 30; 466(4):629-36.