AFRICAN RAW CHOCOLATE POWDER
All chocolate comes from cacao beans, the nut of the cacao fruit. Cacao powder is the defatted portion of the cacao paste. Our cacao powder has a rich chocolate taste and is loaded with antioxidants & minerals. Due to it being raw, its nutritional profile is still perfectly intact to deeply nourish your body.
HEALTH BENEFITS
Raw chocolate is one of the highest antioxidant foods known, a rich source of magnesium and mood-enhancing brain chemicals, including PEA (phenylethylamine), anandamide, serotonin, and dopamine. The health benefits of cacao powder are said to be:
• HEART SUPPORT - cardiac health support from the high magnesium content
• LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE - reduce your risk of hypertension the natural way
• SLOWS AGEING - super-rich in antioxidant flavonols to keep you young
• MENTAL CLARITY - PEA (phenylethylamine) improves alertness & thinking
• NATURAL ANTIDEPRESSANT - contains feel-good neurotransmitters
• ENERGISING - contains B vitamins, iron, manganese, and theobromine
• GUT SUPPORTIVE & IMMUNE BOOSTING - feeds your good gut bacteria and keeps your microbiome healthy to ward off infections
• WEIGHT LOSS - natural appetite suppressant to curb hunger
• FEEL YOUNGER - MAOIs prolong the effects of the feel-good brain chemicals
HOW TO USE CACAO POWDER
Raw cacao powder has a strong, bitter chocolate flavour. Make raw chocolate smoothies and desserts of all kinds. Sprinkle over your breakfast. Combine with raw cacao butter and your sweetener of choice to easily create your sensational healthy chocolates at home. Recommended 5 – 20g per day.
DIRECT SOURCING
Most cacao products are roasted at high temperatures and refined through high-heat machinery. Soaring Free Superfoods raw cacao products are carefully dried and cold processed, ensuring truly raw cacao that keeps the delicate nutrients intact. Our cacao is certified organic and tested for heavy metals.