Certified 100% Organic Arriba Nacional Upper Amazonian Raw Cacao Butter from Ecuador, 0.75 lb (12 ounces)
This Raw Cacao Butter is perfect to add to our to Tea, to homemade chocolates, to elixirs, to our Raw Cacao Powder or apply to your skin direct or mixed in homemade cosmetics.
Certified Kosher (PAREVE) by IKC.
Organic Raw Heirloom Ecuadorian Cacao Butter, 12 oz
Jungle Grown, Cacao Butter
Raw Organic Jungle Grown Cacao Beans are perhaps Nature's greatest superfood, due to their rare earth mineral content and a wide array of unique phytochemical properties. Our Cacao Butter is, pressed from our Cacao Beans. This nutrient-rich butter is ideal for both internal and topical use. Cacao butter has historically been the basis for skincare products.
Ecuadorian Arriba Nacional Upper Amazonian Cacao Nutrition Profile
- Number one source of magnesium of any food on Earth
- Contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food in the world
- Highest source of iron of any plant
- Exceptionally rich in:
- Antioxidants
- Chromium
- Anandamide (the bliss chemical)
- Theobromine
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Copper
- Essential Fatty Acids
- PEA
- Tryptophan
- Serotonin
- Rich in 17 Rare Earth Elements
- And More!
Contrary to popular opinion, cacao contains very little, if any, caffeine. Dr. Gabriel Cousens has demonstrated that cacao beans do not elevate blood sugar. Cacao is also a highly effective natural energy enhancer.
The Ten Major Species of Cacao
There are ten major sub-species of Theobroma Cacao currently in wide cultivation around the world. Of these, the most famous cacao genetic clusters include:
- Criollo (This refers to ONLY Central American cacaos of which we grow many at our farm in Hawaii. Those claiming their product is from Ecuador, but a criollo variety, do not understand cacao genetics and are misinformed; their product should not be trusted).
- Upper Amazonian Forastero (A solid mix of genetics producing the best tasting cacao in the world. Arriba Nacional is the original cacao of Ecuador which has mixed with Upper Amazonian genetics. This is the genetic source of our Cacao products.)
- Trinitario (A mix of numerous cacao genetic groups that were made popular on the island of Trinidad.)
Of these, Upper Amazonian Foresteros with Arriba Nacional genetics are the most highly prized for their flavour and mineral content and the tree’s overall beauty.
Why Choose Our Cacao Butter?
- Derived from pure Ecuadorian Arriba Nacional Upper Amazonian Cacao Beans.
- Grown in rich volcanic soil.
- Our organic cacao trees are mature (typically decades old) and therefore produce a more mineral rich bean, powder and butter.
- Guaranteed Purity