Cacao Nibs 500g

Product Description

Cacao nibs: beans that have been shelled and crushed to create little crunchy bits of chocolate. 

Watch world renown Cholateer David Wolfe speak on the wonders of cacao: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7R5Ty1XfqE&noredirect=1

Single origin, fairly traded, certified organic raw cacao beans from Satipo in the Peruvian Amazon. These cacao beans are an original heirloom criollo amazonico cacao. The beautifully flavoured criollo variety is extremely rare and accounts for only 1% of world cacao.

By buying this raw cacao you are supporting a sustainable project that is rescuing this original heirloom variety of cacao, which has been grown by the Ashaninka and Chene people of the Peruvian Amazon for thousands of years.

The certified organic indigenous growers use an age old system of permaculture, where the cacao trees are planted under the native forest canopy, along with other fruit trees, such as mango, avocado, papaya etc. All of these trees add their distinctive nuances to the fine multi-floral flavor of this exquisite cacao.

The amazing mineral content and its many unique properties makes cacao a real wonder in the natural world. Cacao has the following attributed to by many:

• Has the highest concentration of antioxidants of any other food on the planet 
• Is the number one food source of magnesium in the world
• Is incredibly rich or unique in - 
• Iron
• Chromium
• Zinc
• Copper
• Vitamin C
• PEA - a chemical that is secreted within the brain when we fall in love
• Trytophan (mood enhancing nutrient)
• Anandamine - "the bliss chemical" (only plant to contain this endorphin)
• Omega-6 fatty acids
• Serotonin 
• Fibre
• and more!