Organic raw cacao powder (Nacional variety)

Benefits of raw cacao

Dark chocolate (>70%) is known to be good for health and mood. What about raw cacao !It is a concentrate of energy and benefits for our body.

- Antioxidant power
Raw cacao contains 4 times more antioxidants than regular dark chocolate. This antioxidant power is 20 to 50 times greater than that of vitamin C and E!
Antioxidants help to limit the aging of our cells, reduce cardiovascular risk by improving blood circulation, and may even have an anti-cholesterol effect by preventing the oxidation of lipoproteins.

- Energizing Effect
Thanks to theobromine (a molecule only present in mate, guarana, and raw cocoa): it stimulates our central nervous system, releases adrenaline, and blocks fatigue receptors.
For this reason, raw cocoa is not recommended for young children.

- Euphoric properties
Cocoa beans contain a molecule (PEA) that the brain naturally produces during a moment of infatuation, for example. The remedy for temporary blues, and yes, it's a molecule linked to joy !

- Natural anti-stress
TheScientific studies prove it: dark chocolate is good for morale. Raw cocoa, which is much richer in magnesium, is even more so. Magnesium helps regulate mood and has anti-stress properties.
In addition, cocoa releases serotonin, a hormone responsible for well-being and happiness, which can make you feel relaxed ;)

Our supplier: SolAlter

SolAlter, a member of MINGA, an association for the development of a Fair Economy, was created to contribute to a change in trading practices. It is not just about paying more to producers in the south, but about building sustainable relationships based on trust developed through communication and time.

Its creator and leader Tomas Landazuri explains, in the following lines, the reasons that led to the existence of SolAlter:

"Born in Ecuador and coming from the migration from the Andean countryside to the capital, I have always been confronted with the enormous social differences of a South American capital. These differences are often accepted as stemming from 'fate'."
Wishing to discover other ways of life, I spent a few years in Brazil, France, and then Belgium. Meetings, discussions, readings, and exchanges have shaped my perspective on "fatalism": the "disadvantaged" are, for the most part, not in their situation by chance. Their situation results from a long history in which certain groups of people have conquered and maintained an abusive economic power. This reality is more pronounced in third-world countries, as is the case in Ecuador, where 40% of the population lives below the poverty line.
I succeeded in studying at a university in France. I obtained an engineering degree in food industries. My professional experience took place in various companies in Ecuador, France, and Belgium. I was a researcher in the laboratory of a Belgian group manufacturing ingredients for the food industry. For five years, I was immersed in this environment. I closely observed the tactics of large industrial companies to increase their profits: the race to lower production costs, at the risk of sacrificing product quality or even the long-term health of the consumer. This was always accompanied by well-calculated marketing tactics to "seduce the consumer." After this experience, I understood that when all of a company's efforts are directed towards profit, humans remain a tool of production. This is a source of political, economic, social, environmental, and even nutritional imbalance.
I therefore headed to the INBP (National Institute of Bakery) in France, where my position as a project manager allowed me to develop projects to defend the interests of artisan bakers. At that time, the creation of SolAlter was inevitable. I left this institution to fully dedicate myself to this project.

Ingredients : Raw cacao beans from organic farming, unroasted

Packaging: Resealable bag of 200g or 1kg
Sustainable, recycled, and compostable packaging. Plastic-free and certified "Plastic neutral by CSR."

Keep away from moisture