Botanical Name:¡ÅTheobroma¡Åcacao (pronounce kah-kow) - cultivar Criollo
Certified Organic
Ingredients:¡ÅOrganic Raw 100% Arriba Criollo¡ÅOrganic Cacao Paste
Country of Origin:¡ÅEcuador
The beans are then crushed and their thin skins removed so that only pieces or ¡Ŝnibs¡šÅremain.¡ÅCacao nibs¡Åare then ground into a thick brown liquid called¡Åcacao paste¡Å(aka cacao mass or liquor) which is made up of cacao¡Åbutter (55-60%) and suspended fine cacao¡Åparticles. This cacao paste is subsequently pressed until it separates into¡Åcacao butter¡Åand a cacao ¡Ŝcake¡šÅwhich is then ground to produce¡Åcacao powder.
Cacao paste tastes the most like a chocolate bar (without the sugar) compared to all other cacao products.¡ÅCacao is believed to contain high amounts of antioxidants such as flavonoids, and many other nutrients and minerals like stearic and oleic fatty acid, anandamide (the bliss chemical), theobromine, manganese, zinc, copper, sulfur, PEA, and tryptophan.
Best to make own chocolate bar such as energy bar with nut, spices any thing can be replace the couverture and match the taste and sweetness you like.
