Raw Chocolate Ingredients

NATURES GOLD certified organic ingredients:

Raw Cacao:
Raw Cacao is a true super food, high in protein, beneficial oils,
vitamins and minerals. Raw Cacao is reported to be the richest natural source for magnesium, an important mineral highly deficient in modern diets.

Raw Cacao is surprisingly high in Vitamin C, and is also an excellent source of natural iron, a mineral associated with healthy blood, as well as proper liver function.

Raw Cacao is the most medicinal of all chocolate products, containing the highest levels of immune-enhancing antioxidant polyphenols, procyanidins, and other flavonoids known to protect against a wide array of aliments, especially heart disease. Containing 62% whole raw cacao bean, each NATURES GOLD Chocolate is a potent source of this raw superfood.

Raw Agave
NATURES GOLD Chocolate is sweetened with Raw Agave, a low glycemic sweetener with none of the health risks associated with consumption of refined sugars.

Raw agave has a relatively low glycemic index due to its higher proportion of fructose and lower levels of glucose. Traditional methods are used to extract the rich nectar from the Agave. This nectar imparts an element of sweetness to each NATURES GOLD Chocolate, enhancing the rich flavour.

Antioxidants: Cacao contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food in the world. These antioxidants include polyphenols, catechins, and epicatechins. By weight, Cacao has more antioxidants than red wine, blueberries, acai, pomegranates, and goji berries COMBINED.

Cacao Also Contains the Following Important Unique Nutrients:

Manganese: Manganese is an essential trace mineral. Manganese helps assist iron in the oxygenation of the blood and formation of hemoglobin. Interestingly, manganese is also concentrated in tears.

Zinc: this is an essential trace mineral. Zinc plays a critical role in the immune system, liver, pancreas, and skin. Additionally, zinc is involved in thousands of enzymatic reactions throughout the human body.

Copper: Copper is an essential trace mineral.

Copper is found naturally in plants with vitamin C. In the human body, copper helps to build healthy blood.

Vitamin C: Cacao must be raw to contain vitamin C. All cooked and processed chocolate has no vitamin C. A one ounce (28 gram) serving of Cacao Nibs supplies 21% of the U.S. RDA of Vitamin C.

Omega 6 Fatty Acids: Cacao contains essential omega 6 fatty acids. All cooked and processed chocolate contains rancid omega 6 fatty acids (trans-fat) that can cause an inflammatory reaction when one eats cooked chocolate.

Phenethylamine (PEA): Phenylethylamine (PEA) is found in abundance in cacao. Because PEA is heat sensitive, much of the PEA in conventional cooked and processed chocolate is missing. PEA is the chemical that we produce in our bodies when we fall in love. This is likely one of the main reasons why love
and chocolate have such a deep connection.

PEA also plays a role in increasing focus and alertness.

Tryptophan: Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that is transformed into important stress-protective neurotransmitters including serotonin and melatonin. Tryptophan is heat sensitive and therefore it is “cooked out” in many high protein foods and in conventional processed chocolate.

Serotonin: Serotonin is the primary eurotransmitter in the human body. Serotonin is similar in its chemistry to tryptophan and melatonin. Serotonin helps us build up our “stress defense shield.”

Does Cacao Contain Caffeine?

Contrary to popular opinion, cacao is a poor source of caffeine. A typical sample of cacao nibs or cacao beans will yield anywhere from zero caffeine to 1,000 parts per million of caffeine (less than 1/20th of the caffeine present in coffee).

In February 2008, Dr. Gabriel Cousens discovered in clinical tests on healthy people that Cacao does not elevate blood sugar in the same way as a caffeine containing food or beverage. In fact, Dr. Cousens’ found that cacao has less of an effect on blood sugar than nearly any other food.

Organic Spices

Orange Zest

Raw Cocoa Nibs

Organic Goji Berries

Organic Mint Leaves

Orange Zest Chocolate