Wild, Raw, Arriba Cacao Powder ~ Chocolate in it's purest form!
Cacao is pronounced (ka - cow) and rhymes with Ka-POW. This is Chocolate in it's PUREST form (without all the additives and processing).
VivaPure offers Bright Earth Foods convenient, raw, wild grown Cacao in powder form, the native-born heirloom Ecuadorian species named Arriba Nacional-Fino de Aroma.
This variety of Cacao is considered worldwide to have the finest floral aroma and flavor profile, as well as the highest amount of bio-available nutrients and minerals of all cacao variety's on the market.
Bright Earth Food's Arriba Nacional-Fino de Aroma heirloom variety is:
- Grown in high-elevation volcanic soil
- Brought down from the mountainous regions via Donkey Back
- Minimum 30 year old Tue Arriba Cacao trees, some as old as 80 years.
- Water source is rain or deep mountain spring water never from irrigation from potentially contaminated rivers and streams.
- 100% Arriba (we process by selecting the pods and never acquire product from aggregators thus no possible blends with the CCN51 or other low quality hybrids that are pervasive in the area)
- 100% Raw from start to finish
- Intense deep raw chocolate flavor
- Always Sun Dried, Never gas dried
- Phytic Acid free
- Fully Mature and ripe when the pod is harvested
- Zero jitters due to complete lack of mycotoxins, mold, yeast, fungus (which cause an adrenal response thus the jitteriness usually which is similar & associated with caffeine stimulation
- Processed on 100% custom artisan equipment that has never seen any other cacao but our own.
- Processed in our own state of the art artisan facility
- From "Pod to Bar" Facility
- Organic Certified US
- Kosher Certified USA
- Exceeds fair-trade
RAW CACAO HAS BEEN KNOWN TO:
* Include exceptional amounts of antioxdants. (up to 4 times the antioxidant profile of the very best cooked kind!)
* High in protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats making it an excellent high-energy source.
* One of natures strongest sources of phenylethylamine (PEA). Released when we are in love and blissed out.
* Fantastic source of neurotransmitter Anandamide, known as "The Bliss Chemical" release when we're feeling good.
* Diminish appetite and reduce cravings.
* Naturally enhance mood due to it's aphrodisiac like amino-acid, Arginine.
* Facilitate youth, rejuvenation and beauty, according to regular raw chocolate consumers!
* Acts as a slight stimulant, similar to the body's own dopamine and adrenaline
* Rich in Essential Minerals: espeicially beauty boosting essential, Magnesium.
Turning Raw Cacao Beans into Cacao Powder:
Raw cacao beans are cold-pressed, separating the oil, while leaving the active nutrients. The remainder is a dry cacao that is then cold-ground, fine-milled, and sifted, leaving the finished product - the most vibrant, organic Cacao Powder available! No chemicals, hexane or solvents are ever used. All the delicate minerals, enzymes, magical properties and nutrients are in tact!
SUGGESTED USE:
-> Blend right into to your favourite fruit, nut, milk, or coconut based smoothie, shakes, elixirs and herb teas.
-> Enhance your baking and dessert making with the full flavour of real cacao and nutritional benefits to boot.
-> Add to hot or cold cereals, puddings and porridges. Delicious!
-> Make Your own superfood chocolate!! Simply mixing it with cacao butter and sweetener (we recommend Coconut Nectar or Raw Honey).
-> Excellent teamed up with superfood sweetners Lucuma, Maca and Vanilla powder.
-> Instant Raw Chocolate Sauce: Mix with equal parts favourite sweetener like Coconut Nectar or Raw Honey
-> Real Cacao Treats: Combine 1 part Cacao Powder to 3 parts melted Coconut Oil. Add a sweetener and any other desired ingredients. Pour into molds & keep refrigerated.
All of this just goes to show that eating raw, minimally processed chocolate could be one of the best things you do for your health and state of mind!! So get the chocolate party started and celebrate one the world's finest SuperFoods!
To Err on the side of Caution:
Raw Cacao contains Theobromine. Theobromine is a very mild stimulant that is primarily responsible for the balanced and natural energizing effects of cacao. Cacao also contains a very low amount of caffeine, much much less than found in coffee and tea, but caffeine compounds none the less. In other words, only take late at night if your looking to high five the ceiling.
INGREDIENTS:
USDA Certified Organic, Wild Raw Cacao Powder (Arriba Nacional-Fino de Aroma heirloom variety)
Product of Bright Earth Foods, USA.
Learn more about Bright Earth Foods and the impressive CEO who is changing the way Superfoods are grown and harvested in the Superfood Superhero post.
