African Artisanal Cacao Butter, 150g (Earthshine)

150g
Ingredients: Cacao Butter* (100%)
*organic ingredients
Country of origin: Tanzania

• Vegan
• Ethically sourced
• Traditionally farmed
• Gluten free
• No GMOs
• No refined sugar
• No MSG
• No preservatives
• No synthetic flavour and colourants

How to use it: Cacao butter is excellent for making hard-set chocolates. You can also use it as an amazing skin moisturiser with its anti-aging antioxidants. The moisturising abilities of cocoa butter are frequently recommended for prevention of stretch marks in pregnant women, treatment of chapped skin and lips, and as a daily moisturiser to prevent dry, itchy skin. Also good for suppressing appetite for weight loss.

The Healing properties of Raw Cacao
Magnesium:is the primarily mineral missing when heart problems occur. Magnesium increases the overall vigor of the heart muscle. This mineral also decreases blood coagulation thus lowering blood pressure and helping the heart pump more effectively. Cacao, of course, is a fantastic food source of heart-supporting magnesium.
Antioxidants:fresh cacao beans are super-rich in antioxidant flavonols. Cacao beans contain 10,000 milligrams (10 grams) per 100 grams of flavonol antioxidants. This is a whopping 10% antioxidant concentration level! This makes cacao one of the richest sources of antioxidants of any food.
Anti-Depressant Properties: Cacao is a great source of serotonin, dopamine, and phenylethylamine, three well-studied neurotransmitters, which help alleviate depression and are associated with feelings of well being. Cacao contains monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO Inhibitors) that improve our mood because they allow serotonin and dopamine to remain in the bloodstream longer without being broken down.
Cacao contains anandamide which delivers blissful feelings.
Cacao also contains B vitamins, which are associated with brain health.
Cacao contains significant quantities of the amino acid tryptophan which is yet another powerful mood-enhancing nutrient.
All this makes cacao a natural Anti-Depressant!
Lose weight, eat chocolate: Anyone who eats chocolate knows that it diminishes appetite. There is evidence indicating MAOIs also diminish appetite.Eating cacao helps one to loose weight by allowing you to eat less.

Did you know?
Kokoa Kamili cacao comes directly from small family farms in Tanzania’s lush Kilombero Valley, on the edge of the Udzungwa Mountains National Park. Here, cocoa is grown organically in diverse agroforestry gardens – shaded by banana, maize and native trees – without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers.
Instead of selling dried beans into the commodity market, thousands of smallholder farmers deliver fresh (“wet”) cocoa to Kokoa Kamili’s central fermentary in the village of Mbingu. Kokoa Kamili pays a premium, significantly above local market prices, and pays farmers promptly in cash – a simple, direct way to raise household incomes and support community upliftment.
At the fermentary, the beans are carefully fermented in tiered wooden boxes for around six days, then sun-dried on raised beds. Each lot is monitored for temperature and moisture and fully traceable back to the farmers who grew it.
Kokoa Kamili’s beans now appear in award-winning craft chocolate around the world, including special “Women’s Lot” projects that spotlight women-led farms and fund secondary-school scholarships in the local community.