by admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Health & Well-being
LIKE COFFEE AND ALCOHOL, CHOCOLATE HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED A GUILTY PLEASURE THAT’S PROBABLY BEST AVOIDED. BUT, LIKE THOSE OTHER FORMER DIETARY “BAD BOYS,” CHOCOLATE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY REDEEMED IN RECENT YEARS BY NEWS OF ITS HEALTH BENEFITS. However what you may not...
by admin | Nov 11, 2020 | Health & Well-being
If you like chocolate, you’re not alone. People have been enjoying cacao, the base ingredient for any chocolate, for thousands of years. This delicious and nutritious superfood has a long, rich history among the peoples of the tropical regions of the Americas....
The Antioxidant present in cacao and its range of powerful phytonutrients help to slow the effects of inflammation, protect the cells, optimizes the body’s inflammatory mechanisms therefore slowing down the aging process. As well as the skin, anti-oxidant are critical to the body’s support of the liver and the ageing process. Other benefits include:
• Anti-inflammatory: Inflammation, which is often created by free radical damage, is known to encourage the body to create and store fat cells. High-antioxidant chocolate is a wonderful anti-inflammatory food, so it may slow the process.
• Controls Cravings: Cacao contains several compounds that influence the chemicals in the brain that control hunger and appetite.
• Regulates Genes: Cacao is also thought to positively impact genes that regulate weight gain.
• Supports Healthy Blood Sugar: Healthy Cacao can also help promote healthy blood sugar levels.
Our product format is a raw one, 100% Pure Cacao bar, rich with the cacao oils and butter emitting a rich evocative aroma of cacao and an amazing flavour. All of the qualities of raw cacao are present, with no processing or separation of cacao butter or cocoa liqueur.
Cacao contains many chemicals that enhance physical and mental well-being, including an incredibly rich supply of anti-oxidants and magnesium. The cacao bean contains more flavonoids than red wine, green tea and blueberries.
We recommend using it in its raw form as much as possible but even if you cook with it, it will still be more beneficial than the already processed and heated, dutched or roasted cocoa powder.
The Arawak cacao bar is very versatile and it can be used in a various of ways. From smoothies to raw recipes, hot cacao, desserts or guacamole, our products are bursting with antioxidants and minerals, offering you a complete experience of unique taste and great health benefits.
The flavanols found in cacao have shown to increase the amount of mitochondria production within the muscle – mitochondria is responsible for energy production, so cacao increases the energy within your muscles. A professor at UC San Diego and one of the scientists published in The Journal of Physiology concluded that cacao “induces an integrated response in skeletal and cardiac muscles resulting in greater endurance capacity. The more functioning mitochondria a muscle contains, the healthier and more fatigue-resistant it is.”
Researchers explain that it only takes a very small amount of cacao to experience a sustained increase in energy. Rather than consuming a whole bar of dark chocolate (that still contained some of the additives from milk chocolate) why not get the most impact and nutrition from 100% Pure Cacao?
Pure cacao is a whole superfood – nutritious, rich in antioxidants, minerals such as iron, vitamins, and even 6 mg of protein per ounce! Whether you are looking for a healthy source of iron, protein or antioxidants, or you need more endurance and energy then Pure Cacao could be the perfect superfood for you.
Cacao has a very strong, pungent taste naturally, which comes from the flavanols. When cocoa is processed into your favorite chocolate products, it goes through several steps to reduce this taste. The more chocolate is processed (through things like fermentation, alkalizing, roasting, etc.), the more flavanols are lost.
Most commercial chocolates are highly processed. Although it was once believed that dark chocolate contained the highest levels flavanols, recent research indicates that, depending on how the dark chocolate was processed, this may not be true. Until now, your best choices were likely dark chocolate over milk chocolate (especially milk chocolate that is loaded with other fats and sugars) and cocoa powder that has not undergone Dutch processing (cocoa that is treated with an alkali to neutralize its natural acidity- Undutched).
Arawak Pure Cacao has developed a novel method of processing cacao beans, which is fundamentally different to current processes used by the cocoa industry. We have done extensive research on creating new, organic processes and production techniques that will ensure the crucial plant compounds, such as flavanols, and elemental nutrients are maintained.
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