# Biosynthetic theobromine

Upstream — fermentation & cell culture — Theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine) — cocoa's signature xanthine alkaloid — is today extracted from cocoa-processing byproducts and produced as a methylxanthine API, while precision-fermentation and deforestation-free molecular synthesis routes are emerging under pressure from the EU Deforestation Regulation;

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/market/upstream/biosynthetic-theobromine/