Sacred Chocolate Cacao Beans & Nibs

Theobroma Cacao Beans with Skins

• Are certified organic and are microbe free.
• Are the main ingredient of all chocolate. You cannot have chocolate without cacao. Cacao is the nut all chocolate is made from!
• Are fresh, crunchy and taste like nutty dark chocolate! Use them instead of chocolate chips. Blend into smoothies, teas or coffee! Make the best desserts ever!
• Are the #1 natural source of the alkaline mineral magnesium – the mineral
• Are the #1 natural source of the sugar-balancing mineral chromium.
• Are the #1 natural source of antioxidants of any whole food!
• Naturally decrease appetite and increase energy as well as an overall sense of well-being.
• Contain anandamide, “the bliss chemical.”
• Contain undamaged, uncooked phenylethylamines (PEAs), which helps us pay attention and stay alert. PEAs are chemicals our brains secrete when we fall in love!
• Are 100% natural. They are free of sugar, diary, additives, cholesterol, chemicals, and/or preservatives.
• Are low in caffeine. Cacao beans and nibs contain less than 1/20th the amount of caffeine found in an equivalent amount of coffee.
• Have powerful neurotransmitter modulating chemicals that facilitate youthening and rejuvenation. Greater chocolate consumption has been positively correlated with increasing longevity.
• Are grown in a natural, rainforest environment and support indigenous peoples paid excellent wages in South America.
• Were so revered by the Mayans and Aztecs that they used them as money!

Tikal Pyramid	Ancient Cacao Drawing