Cacao

AKA: Cocoa, Chocolate 

Scientific: Theobroma cacao

Family: Malvaceae 

Part used: Fermented seeds – 100% Criollo 

Where: Sierra Leone 

Phyto-Nectar: Focused

Why

We’ve sourced a beautiful cacao that not only tastes delicious but contains a raft of plant secondary metabolites such as theobromine an alkaloid that has similar actions to caffeine with a stimulating but less stressful effect on the central nervous system. Cacao is also packed full of polyphenols, flavanols  and proanthocyanidins that exhibit high antioxidant capacities to support cognitive function and the nervous system. 

Studies

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043661809002394

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756464614002448

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996912003146

https://bmcchem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1752-153X-5-5?rel=outbound?rel=outbound

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