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It’s said that raw cacao has been traditionally used in ceremony (with great respect) and considered a medicine rather than a food. We agree, and believe that it’s only “quality” raw cacao that is beneficial. We find raw cacao most beneficial when we use a little at a time (a handful a day at most). We do find that it has a powerful stimulating effect and prefer to consume nibs in the morning and early afternoon. Interestingly, we find that raw cacao can draw our attention to a health issue, like a friend pointing out something we’ve overlooked.
Simply peeled, chopped raw organic cacao beans.
Great for sprinkling over salad and cereals, and adding to raw soups and dips. Try mixing raw cacao nibs into a bag of nuts and seeds to create your own travel snack pack.
Raw cacao and goji berries go especially well together and provide quick high-octane snack.
Excellent replacement for regular chocolate (or coffee). Simply add your own natural sweetener and make your own creations. All chocolate is made from cacao beans but many of the remarkable properties of cacao are lost when cooked and refined.
Heat generated during the fermentation process does not exceed 113° F.
Description from Transition Nutrition In its raw state, cacao contains a wide array of unique properties, antioxidants, minerals and nutrients. It is rich in magnesium, iron, chromium, anandamide, theobromine, and by weight, contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food. Cacao also contains manganese, zinc, copper, phenethylamine, tryptophan, serotonin, and essential omega 6 fatty acids. Raw cacao may increase your focus and alertness and is said to contain nutrients that can keep you happy. Our raw cacao nibs from Ecuador are a richer, dark brown color, and more dense than the Philippine cacao. The flavor is also more intense, and there is almost a faint coffee like flavor to them in addition to the light chocolate taste. How To Store: Ingredients: Additional information from Transition Nutrition is available below including: About Cacao About CacaoThe cacao plant is a small evergreen tree native to the deep tropical region of the Americas and the scientific name Theobroma means "food of the gods". The fruit, called a cacao pod contains 20 to 60 seeds, usually called "beans". Beans are fermented which transforms the flavor to what we associate with cocoa and chocolate by placing them in shallow wooden boxes (or left in piles) and covering them with banana leaves. Once fermented, cacao beans are dried and sun-dried cacao is preferable. To create cacao nibs, the bean is simply chopped and the outer peeling along with the seed shell is removed. Cacao farming is very labor intensive. Every part of cacao farming, from planting to harvesting to fermenting, is best done by hand, not machines. Pods must be removed from the trees individually, by hand, because not all ripen at the same time. Farmers generally use machetes or large knives attached to poles to slice down the ripe pods, taking care not to hurt nearby buds. |
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