I tried lab-grown chocolate. Could it be the future of Halloween?

<p>It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/29/tell-us-have-you-fallen-in-love-this-year">Tell us: have you fallen in love this year?</a></p></li></ul><p>Would you eat lab-grown chocolate?</p><p>I requested a sample from California Cultured, a Sacramento-based company. Its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/chocolate">chocolate,</a> not yet commercially available, is made with techniques that have previously been used to synthesize other bioactive products like certain plant-derived pharmaceuticals for commercial sale.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/oct/31/lab-grown-chocolate-halloween">Continue reading...</a>