100% Raw Cacao Butter

Description

* Region: Peru
* Variety: Criollo
* Fermentation: Fermented and dried at post harvest centre
* 100% recycled and recyclable or compostable packaging. Using no refined sugar or artificial sweeteners.

Here is what is known and why we love cocoa butter:

Cacao butter is a type of vegetable fat that comes from cocoa beans. Manufacturers extract creamy cacao butter from the beans by fermenting, drying, roasting, and then pressing them. They turn the remaining portion into cacao powder. Researchers have found that cacao has several healthful properties, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Cacao Butter is full of fatty acids like oleic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid, cocoa butter is full of antioxidants that fight free radicals. These antioxidants also ensure a long shelf life.

Despite being considered a saturated fat, cacao butter is, in fact, a healthy fat – mostly saturated  –similar to coconut oil. The amount of saturated fat it contains (as opposed to unsaturated fat) is between 57 percent to 64 percent of the total fat content.

Minimally processed, and not heated to high temperatures during manufacturing, cacao butter typically retains more of the healthy fats and other superfood compounds found naturally in cacao beans.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.