HIGHEST QUALITY PERUVIAN CRIOLLO CACAO

BEANS FROM SOUTH AMERICA

This Cacao is an ancient Peruvian strain called Criollo. Our Cacao comes from 35 different small farms including some tribal regions where the Cacao grows wildly on the property in the hills of Peru. We would rather this than one large majorly cultivated plantation. Peru has absolute optimum conditions for wild growing Cacao!

This Cacao is Certified Organic.

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I asked how the Cacao purchase directly impacts the farmers and their community. This is the response I received:

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The Organic, sustainable, and Fair Trade Program has been designed to give farmers numerous benefits, foster close ties with the communities we work with, and promote environmentally sustainable practices. It includes:

Capacity building and training in organic practices

Social Responsibility Statement regarding employees. 

• Zero-interest loans

for day's wage payments

• Incentives:

Annual Bonus Prizes

• Investment in community projects:

e.g. school bathroom and kitchen facilities

• Philanthropic activities

Christmas gifts, hot chocolate and delivering donations (e.g. wheelchairs)

• The tool Bank:

Tool loans free of cost

• Prepayment schemes:

In cash, island guano, tools, school uniforms, school matriculation, etc.

• Funeral expenses:

In the event of death of the farmer or his immediate family, we help out with the funeral expenses

• Educational and health programs:

Nutrition 6 family planning counselling, classes for scholastic improvement, hair cutting & oral hygiene campaigns, etc

The products are also;

• Gluten-Free: Every product from our facility is certified gluten free.

• Free of the 8 major allergens (declared by FDA): Free from milk, wheat, egg, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish.

• Vegan: Vegan is not only dietary, it also avoids exploiting animals for any purpose.

• NON-GMO: All the products are made with natural, pure, and high quality ingredients, producing without any genetically modified organisms.

• Kosher Parve: We have the first certified Kosher Parve Chocolate plant in South America. Parve means products that do not contain or are processed with dairy products.

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Cacao Nutrition.​

The Cacao nut or bean is the most nutrition dense foods on the planet, it has the highest level of Magnesium in any natural food product. It is filled with so many other goodies such as:

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• Theobromine which regulates blood pressure and improves blood flow, reducing the building of plaque on arterial walls and release the 'happy' chemicals in the brain.

• Flavonoids which are an antioxidant that fights free radicals within the body, reducing the effects of aging and environmental damage.

• Magnesium improves mental and physical health as well as relax tense muscles AND reduce inflammation in the body! 

(possibly why we women reach for chocolate during PMS!) 

• Iron 

• Phosphorous improves bone strength/ density

• Zinc for immune system and recovery

• Calcium,

• Copper works with iron to absorb into the body/ produce red blood cells

• Manganese for bone strength

• Potassium (reduce menstrual cramps, healthy skin)

• Healthy fats from the Cacao butter

• Vitamins E, B1, B2, B3, B5, B9,

• Dietary fibers and the list goes on