Cocoa Powder

Cocoa or cacao is ground from raw whole beans harvested from the tropical plant Theobroma cacao. The powder has a rich flavor that is more subtle than its roasted counterpart, and can be added to smoothies, homemade energy bars, herbal beverages, and extracts.

Our cacao powder starts as raw whole beans carefully collected from the cacao fruit. The beans are washed and then dried using a forced air dehydrator. The dried, whole beans are then husked and processed into smaller pieces. These pieces are then cold pressed, resulting in the separation of cacao butter and a cacao cake. This cake is then further milled into this fine powder.

Theobroma cacao is a member of the Sterculiaceae family. Cacao is sometimes found in extract form. Cacao beans and nibs contain a number of beneficial constituents, but many of these constituents are destroyed or lessened when processed. Health practitioners recommend that anyone interested in eating cacao for its health benefits use unprocessed cacao beans and nibs rather than processed chocolate.