Raw Cacao Powder - 1lb

Instant Chocolate Nutrition

Navitas Naturals Cacao Powder brings the chocolate factory to your kitchen, as it instantly transforms smoothies, desserts, pies, and countless other recipes into the healthiest chocolate indulgence around. Put a spoonful into your next treat and understand why this super food has been enjoyed for thousands of years. Plus, with no added sugar, Navitas Naturals Cacao Powder is an exceptionally healthy way to stock up on antioxidants and important minerals like magnesium and iron. Check out the cacao recipe section for great ideas, and make your life as chocolatey as you please!

On her website, Kristen Suzanne of Kristen's Raw says about this particular cacao powder: "This stuff is a-freakin'-mazing. The best Raw chocolate powder for all of your chocolate needs. It will change your life. There should be a bag of this in everyone's household. "

Source and Processing

Navitas Naturals cacao beans are hand-selected for quality, partially fermented to alleviate bitterness, and processed at low temperatures for maximum nutrient retention. Once extracted from the pod-like fruit, purified water is used to cleanse the beans. The whole beans are peeled and cold-pressed to from a paste, the bean’s oil is extracted, and our nutrient-dense cacao powder is formed. Navitas Naturals Cacao Powder contains 100% pure cacao powder that is certified organic, kosher, gluten-free, vegan, and raw.

According to David Wolfe in his book "Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future" (2009), "Cacao contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food in the world. These antioxidants include polyphenols, catechins, and pecatechins. By weight, cacao has more antioxidants than red wine, blueberries, acai, pomegranates, and goji berries combined".

David Wolfe adds: "A typical sample of cacao nibs or beans will yield anywhere from zero caffeine to 1,000 parts per million of caffeine "less than 1/20th of the caffeine present in conventional coffee)".

In her book "Evie's Kitchen", Shazzie wrote that "raw chocolate powder has an exceptionally high antioxidant content. In fact, nothing else comes close with a massive 955 ORAC units per gram. Cooked chocolate powder only has 260 ORAC units per gram."

At Sirova, we love to add cacao powder to smoothies, nut milks, cakes, puddings, creams, and of course, raw homemade chocolates!