Description
Sales of cacao and chocolate to the united states escalate every year. Cacao is the bean that chocolate is made from. Wilderness Family Naturals' raw cacao suppliers grow their crops on their own land, using the same sustainable methods that have been used for generations. The cacao beans used in our raw powder are of the forastero, trinitario and criollo varieties, grown in the Dominican republic. They are usda certified organic, and packed by Wilderness Family Naturals in the USA. The cacao powder is created by cold-pressing raw, organic cacao beans into a pressed cake separating the oil from the protein and fiber. The temperature is never allowed to exceed 120° f and is usually 104° f (most other cocoa powders are exposed to temperatures as high as 300° f ). A high-accuracy thermometer monitors the process. The remaining dry 'cake-like' material is then cold-ground and fine-milled so that only the finest raw cacao particles become the finished product. This raw cacao powder has antioxidant activity as exhibited by an orac score of 1086 μmol te/g.
Features
- Our Fair trade Certified Cacao powder is organic, non-gmo, and raw. The premium beans that it's made from are sourced directly from the farmers who cultivate them.
- Not the same as cocoa, In its raw unsweetened state, cacao contains more antioxidant flavonoids than red wine, green tea and blueberries. ORAC score of 1086 μmol TE/g.
- Wildly Organic's raw cacao is Smoother & Better
- Unlike most cacao powder, the temperature of WFN raw Cacao is never allowed to exceed 120°F during processing and is usually kept at 104°F
- A delicious nutrient dense source. Cacao powder is one of the highest food sources of antioxidant flavonols.