Cacao is a top source of magnesium
Good news: cacao is one of the best sources of magnesium! A ceremonial cup of Wild Child Cacao contains 50% of the recommended daily dose!
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Cacao good for your mood AND gut, study finds
Our new guestblogger and dietician Anne Velten loves nerding about chocolate. Especially when it comes to scientific studies that confirm cacao’s goodness for our heart and mood. Yet, did you know it is also good for our bellies?
Inside cacao: bliss molecule anandamine
Does chocolate make you happy? Cacao certainly contains an interesting cocktail of mood enhancers. We have shared about the brain chemical PEA before. And there is another very interesting one: anandamine. Anandamide is a naturally occurring “feel-good” molecule in our body (in the endocannabinoid system) that makes you feel motivated and excited. Its name sprouts …
Why 100% pure cacao boosts your creativity
HAVE YOU DANCED, SANG OR PAINTED RECENTLY? For us, creativity is a life essential. A stress-free zone to nourish the heart, mind and spirit! Creativity starts with a state of playfulness, related to the right side of the brain, which also deals with aesthetics and feelings. CACAO FOR THE HEART There are several components in chocolate that activate …
How many cacao beans do you need to make one cup of chocolate?
How many cacao beans do you need to make one cup of chocolate? Let’s do the math. With a little introduction. Did you know that the fruit of the Theobroma cacao tree grows directly from the trunk? The cacao pod can have a beautiful range of greenish/red/orange colors depending on the type of cacao and …
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Inside cacao: cacao butter, the fat that you shouldn’t be afraid of
YES! You heard that well. Cacao, in its purest form, contains fat. Around 50% of the bean exists of cacao butter or ‘theobroma oil’. The chocolate industry separates the butter from the bean by using a press. Then they process the butter to flatten the smell (deodorize) and taste. In a later stage the cacao …
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The difference between coffee (caffeine) and cacao (theobromine)
In our current day society, we mostly get our energy and kick from drinks with a high caffeine component: coffee and energy drinks like Red Bull. Some people are dependent on it and believe they can’t go without it. I remember the lines at the coffee machine in our college breaks at university very well. …
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Inside cacao: high on love with Phenylethylamine (PEA)
Another cacao molecule investigated here at Wild Child Cacao. This time we zoom in on phenylethylamine, or easier said: PEA. PEA is an alkaloid naturally occurring in our bodies and cacao stimulates the release of PEA in the brain. Specifically in the part of the brain that is associated with emotions. This results in feelings …
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The pollination of the cacao flower is done by a…
A little story about the flowers and the bees. Or should we say.. flowers and mosquito’s! In the wonderful illustration above you see the tiny 5-petaled flower of the cacao tree. Cacao flowers are very small, typically about 1 cm across, and their reproductive parts are even smaller. The male parts of the flower, where …
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About fine flavour cacao and why it tastes so good
We call our cacao brand ´Wild Child ceremonial & fine flavor cacao.’ Yet, what does ‘fine flavor’ mean? And why is it important to us? A little introduction. Cacao harvest is similar to that of wine where every harvest season has a different character to it. Cacao can taste earthy or floral or sour, have …
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