Note 68 — B. Chemical Constitution of the Bean.
Reading edition
Aleuron granules were first microscopically observed by H. Molisch (Grundriß einer Histochemie d. pflanzl. Genßmittel in the cellular tissue of the cacao bean. They are very similar to the starch granules of the bean and contain within them a relatively large globoid lime and magnesium phosphates associated with an organic substance (sugar) which becomes visible in the form of globules when a section is incinerated.