Celleste Bio Unveils First Milk Chocolate Made With Cell-Cultured Cocoa Butter
Celleste Bio has created the world's first milk chocolate bars using cell-cultured cocoa butter, developed in partnership with Mondelēz International.
Jerusalem, 16 April, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Celleste Bio unveiled world’s first milk chocolate bars made with cell-cultured cocoa butter using suspension technology, marking a milestone for the Tel Aviv– and New York-based food-tech company. The cocoa butter was used by Mondelēz International to produce nearly a dozen prototype chocolate bars that met commercial taste and texture standards.
The company said the breakthrough confirms its bio-identical cocoa butter can replicate conventional cocoa while enabling a more resilient global supply chain. Celleste aims to reach market-ready production by 2027, supported by bioreactor scale-up and AI-driven customization of cocoa butter properties.
