Raw cacao has a rich history amongst ancient Central American cultures. Associated with nobility and abundance, cacao was known as 'the food of gods' or 'black gold' and traded as currency. All chocolate comes from cacao beans, which is the nut of the cacao fruit. Raw chocolate is one of the highest antioxidant foods known and is a rich source of magnesium and mood enhancing brain-chemicals including PEA, anandamide, serotonin and dopamine. Most cacao products are roasted at high temperatures and then refined through machinery using high heat. Soaring Free Superfoods raw cacao products are carefully dried and cold processed ensuring truly raw cacao that keeps the delicate nutrients intact.
