Written by a cross-disciplinary team of more than sixty scholars with professional credentials in anthropology, crop science, ecology, economics, geography, history, and linguistics, Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage covers the role and aspects of cacao and chocolate in history. The book introduces readers to the richness of chocolate fact and lore, explores the history of chocolate, examines the economics of the chocolate trade, and more. Lavishly done, it will be appreciated by professionals who work with cocoa or chocolate, food scientists, chocolate devotees, and others.

Louis Evan Grivetti, PHD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutrition, at the University of California, Davis. His honors include the Nutrition Foundation's Book Award for the best nutrition book published in 1977, Food: The Gift of Osiris. From 1987 to 1990, he was the Institute of Food Technologists Scientific Lecturer for the United States. Dr. Grivetti is a member of the editorial boards of Ecology of Food and Nutrition, the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Nutrition Today, and the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.

Ooward-Yana Shapirh, PhD, is Global Director of Plant Science and External Research at Mars, Incorporated, the largest chocolate company in the world. Dr. Shapiro serves as Chairman of the Board of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at the University of California, Davis, and is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He is a Fellow of the World Agroforestry Centre and a contributing author of the World Bank IAASTD Report, has presented at more than 150 international conferences and meetings, is a frequent contributor to media outlets worldwide as a writer and speaker, and has published three books on sustainable agriculture.