Cacao: It's So Much More than Chocolate
Aside from imbuing some of our smoothies with chocolatey-goodness without all the sugary-badness, cacao has some amazing health benefits & interesting facts:
Bonus Tip:
Every stage of cocoa production is done by hand: planting, irrigating, harvesting, fermenting and drying with over 70% coming from West Africa.
1. The difference between cacao and cocoa: cacao is the bean & cocoa is the product that is made from it.
2. Contains more calcium than cow's milk.
3. Natural mood elevator & antidepressant.
4. Very high in antioxidants.
5. Most commercial chocolate (we're looking at you Halloween candy) contains minimal amounts of cacao, so go for 'fine' dark and check labels for the percentage included.
6. High in magnesium (good for brain & heart health).
2. Contains more calcium than cow's milk.
3. Natural mood elevator & antidepressant.
4. Very high in antioxidants.
5. Most commercial chocolate (we're looking at you Halloween candy) contains minimal amounts of cacao, so go for 'fine' dark and check labels for the percentage included.
6. High in magnesium (good for brain & heart health).
Bonus Tip:
Every stage of cocoa production is done by hand: planting, irrigating, harvesting, fermenting and drying with over 70% coming from West Africa.