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Cacao Nibs – Raw Chocolate Chips

Raw chocolate is one of the highest antioxidant foods known, a rich source of magnesium and mood enhancing brain chemicals including PEA (phenylethimine), anandamide, serotonin and dopamine. Raw cacao has a rich history amongst ancient Central American cultures. Associated with nobility and abundance, cacao was known as ‘the food of the gods’ or ‘black gold’ and traded as currency. Cacao nibs are crushed cacao beans used as chocolate chips.

Cacao Nibs have a strong, dark bitter chocolate flavour. Delicious on your morning breakfast or smoothie. They can also be ground into a rich dark powder using a coffee grinder to make raw desserts of all kinds, or added to your on-the-go healthy snack pack.

• Magnesium
• Antioxidants
• Anti-depressant
• Weight management

 

Further information:

Magnesium:

• Magnesium is the primarily mineral missing when heart problems occur.
• Magnesium increases the overall vigor of the heart muscle.
• This mineral also decreases blood coagulation thus lowering blood pressure and helping the heart pump more effectively.
• Cacao, of course, is a fantastic food source of heart-supporting magnesium.

Antioxidants:

• According to research cited in The New York Times, fresh cacao beans are super-rich in antioxidant flavonols.
• 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.

Anti-Depressant Properties:

• Cacao is a great source of serotonin, dopamine, and phenylethylamine, three well-studied neurotransmitters, which help alleviate depression and are associated with feelings of well being.
• Cacao contains monoamine oxidase inhibitors (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 which delivers blissful feelings.
• Cacao also contains 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!

Weight Management:

• Anyone who eats chocolate knows that it diminishes appetite.
• There is evidence indicating MAOIs also diminish appetite.
• There is actually no scientific evidence to implicate chocolate consumption with obesity.
• In fact the reverse seems to be the case.
• Eating cacao helps one to loose weight by allowing you to eat less.

 

How to use Cacao nibs

Sprinkle them over your morning breakfast or use them as chocolate chips in your smoothies or snack mixes. For an instant decadent dessert combine cacao nibs and honey with your favourite nut butter. Recommended 5 – 20g per day.

Direct Sourcing

Most cacao products are roasted at high temperatures and then refined through machinery using high heat. 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.