ORGANIC RAW CACAO  

 
 

Nature's most powerful superfood




Chocolate is one of the world's most well loved foods, yet very few people have ever had the real food that all chocolate comes from - cacao beans!  Cacao beans are the seeds of the cacao fruit - it is truly a nut, which grows on a jungle tree.  Cacao beans are 100% pure dark chocolate!

The key to chocolate's super qualities seems to be in eating it in its raw, natural state.  When cacao beans are excessively heated, melted, processed, chemicalised and added to dairy products, they lose their key nutrient qualities, psychoactive properties and brain nutrition.

What makes Cacao such an amazing superfood?

  • Magnesium - Magnesium is the primary mineral missing when heart problems occur. Magnesium increases the overall vigour of the heart muscle.
    This mineral also decreases blood coagulation thus lowering blood pressure and helping the heart pump more effectively.

  • Anti-depressant properties - Cacao is a great source of serotonin, dopamine and phenylethylamine, three well studies neurotransmitters, which help alleviate depression and are associated with feelings of well-being. Cacao contains MAO Inhibitors that improve our mood because they allow serotonin and dopamine to remain in the bloodstream longer without being broken down. Cacao contains anandamide with delivers blissful feelings and B vitamins, which are associated with brain health. Cacao contains significant quantities of the amino acid tryptophan which is yet another powerful mood-enhancing nutrient.  All this makes cacao a natural anti-depressant.

  • Loose weight - Eating raw chocolate is known to diminish the appetite. Therefore eating chocolate in its raw form helps one to lose weight by allowing you to eat less.  There is evidence indicating MAO inhibitors also diminish appetite. There is actually no scientific evidence to implicate chocolate consumption with obesity.  In fact the reverse seems to be the case.

  • Antioxidants - Cacao beans contain 10,000 milligrams (10 grams) per 100 grams of flavonol antioxidants. This is a whopping 10% antioxidant concentration level! This makes cacao one of the richest sources of antioxidants of any food.

 

Antioxidants compared (ORAC scale)

Oranges                     750
Spinach                     1260
Blueberries                2400
Blackberries               7700
Goji Berries               25300
Cacao Powder           95500

 
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2007 Vivien Rossaak
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