{"id":169231,"date":"2026-02-05T17:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/?p=169231"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:50:42","slug":"ciencia-transforma-o-norte-de-minas-em-nova-fronteira-do-cacau-e-aponta-caminho-para-chocolate-de-qualidade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/2026\/02\/05\/ciencia-transforma-o-norte-de-minas-em-nova-fronteira-do-cacau-e-aponta-caminho-para-chocolate-de-qualidade\/","title":{"rendered":"Ci\u00eancia transforma o Norte de Minas em nova fronteira do cacau e aponta caminho para chocolate de qualidade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lavra-antes-do-conteudo_2\" id=\"lavra-2312010706\"><div id=\"lavra-slider-27\" class=\"custom-slider lavra-slider-214695911 lavra-slider\"><ul><li><div style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"lavra-4275624131\"><a 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funcionar.<\/span>\t<br><br>\n\t<a style=\"color: green;\" href=\"https:\/\/wpadvancedads.com\/manual\/ad-debug-mode\/?utm_source=advanced-ads&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ad-debug-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Encontre solu\u00e7\u00f5es no manual<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $lavraslider214695911 = jQuery( \".lavra-slider-214695911\" );$lavraslider214695911.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$lavraslider214695911.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$lavraslider214695911.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$lavraslider214695911.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$lavraslider214695911.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Quem diria que o Norte de Minas poderia se tornar territ\u00f3rio do cacau?<br>E mais: que essa transforma\u00e7\u00e3o passaria pelos laborat\u00f3rios da Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.37-970x546.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.37-970x546.jpeg 970w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.37-470x264.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.37-170x96.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.37-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.37.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Uma pesquisa liderada pela professora Rosane Freitas Schwan, refer\u00eancia internacional em fermenta\u00e7\u00f5es, est\u00e1 usando ci\u00eancia, inova\u00e7\u00e3o e d\u00e9cadas de conhecimento acumulado para transformar um cultivo ainda recente em Minas Gerais em base para a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de cacau de qualidade e chocolate com identidade pr\u00f3pria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"169234\" src=\"https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.36-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.36-768x1024.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.38-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.38-1-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.38-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/lavras.tv\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-15.44.38-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Desenvolvido na UFLA, o projeto tem financiamento da FAPEMIG (Funda\u00e7\u00e3o de Amparo \u00e0 Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais) e gerenciamento da FUNDECC (Funda\u00e7\u00e3o de Desenvolvimento Cient\u00edfico e Cultural). A proposta \u00e9 clara e estrat\u00e9gica: compreender o cacau desde sua origem, com foco na fermenta\u00e7\u00e3o \u2014 etapa decisiva para o sabor, o aroma e a qualidade do chocolate.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ao contr\u00e1rio do que muitos imaginam, o chocolate n\u00e3o nasce doce. Ele nasce no campo, na fermenta\u00e7\u00e3o das am\u00eandoas de cacau, um processo conduzido por micro-organismos que transformam a\u00e7\u00facares em compostos respons\u00e1veis pelo sabor. \u201cSem fermenta\u00e7\u00e3o, o cacau n\u00e3o tem sabor de chocolate\u201d, explica a professora Rosane Schwan. \u201cNosso trabalho \u00e9 conduzir esse processo com base cient\u00edfica, garantindo qualidade e regularidade.\u201d<br>A pesquisa se apoia em uma das maiores fortalezas do laborat\u00f3rio: uma cole\u00e7\u00e3o de micro-organismos constru\u00edda ao longo de quase 40 anos, registrada em bases nacionais e internacionais. 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A pesquisa busca entender quais micro-organismos est\u00e3o presentes na fermenta\u00e7\u00e3o do cacau produzido na regi\u00e3o e como eles influenciam o sabor final do chocolate. Esse trabalho \u00e9 desenvolvido em parceria com a Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al\u00e9m da fermenta\u00e7\u00e3o, o estudo avan\u00e7a para a produ\u00e7\u00e3o experimental de chocolate em pequena escala dentro da universidade. Equipamentos espec\u00edficos permitem avaliar textura, acidez, amargor, cremosidade e aroma, aliando an\u00e1lises qu\u00edmicas, como a cromatografia gasosa, \u00e0 an\u00e1lise sensorial realizada por provadores e consumidores.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O projeto tamb\u00e9m tem forte car\u00e1ter formativo, envolvendo doutorandos, mestrandos, p\u00f3s-doutorandos e estudantes de gradua\u00e7\u00e3o, integrando ensino, pesquisa e inova\u00e7\u00e3o. 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