Cacao powder is made from ground cacao beans, which are the seeds of the cacao fruit. Each pod-shaped fruit contains about 35 to 50 seeds that are covered in sweet, white pulp. This jelly-like pulp is left clinging to the harvested seeds while they go through a fermentation process to d...
Raw cacao powder therefore has significantly more antioxidant power. To boot, raw cacao is an excellent source of essential fatty acids, fiber, iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, calcium and sulfur. Unfortunately, once roasted and processed, cacao, now cocoa, loses much of its nutritional benefits. ...
Raw cacao can take some getting used to. It tastes a little different than cocoa products and can be slightly bitter. Try mixing it with another snack, like mixed nuts, to ease it into your diet. The level of nutrients in cacao and cocoa products can vary, based on how they were made...
It’s safe to say that the flavor of magic mushrooms is an acquired taste. They aren’t as delicate as a chanterelle or as decadent as a morel. They lack the umami of the portobello, the pepper of the maitake. So, what do shrooms taste like, really? Keep reading, and we’ll tell...
92 different minerals alone and filled with chlorophyll. A wonder food touted with discouraging and perhaps even curing all kinds of diseases and aliments. But what does it really taste like? I can’t tell you how many times I have bought a flat of it at the health food or grocery store...
The Maya discovered that they could take the oblong-shaped fruits of the cacao plant, roast and grind the seeds, and turn them into an edible concoction. The Maya, however, did not sweeten their chocolate. Instead, they made Xocolatl. This was a bitter, spicy and potent drink. The Maya ...
I was surprised that the recipe didn’t include any liquid like milk or extra oil. Just butter, chocolate, flour, cacao powder, eggs and sugar. The result was this really thick chocolatey batter. Ready to go in the oven. After 30 minutes in the oven (160 degrees Celsius), the brownies...
powder (Rhonda uses Great Lakes brand) (1/4 cup) Water (2 cups of water) Additional smoothies (with fruit) Rhonda has discussed: Raspberry, blackberry, kale, and chard (source) Cacao smoothie: 2 avocados, 13.6g of unsweetened cacao powder (~2 tablespoons), handful of raw pumpkin seeds,...
either as raw cacao or roasted cocoa, but it does have a very bitter taste that some people consider too strong. However, for those who enjoy it, it is a chance to reap the many benefits of chocolate without the sugar, though some dark chocolate bars can have a cocoa percentage as low...
In fact, chocolate—or more specifically cacao, the raw, unrefined bean—is a medicinal wonder. It contains many different active compounds which can evoke pharmacological effects within the body, like medicines or drugs. Compounds that lead to neurological effects in the brain have to be able to...