Natava SuperFoods Certified Organic Raw Cacao Nibs are the real stuff when it comes to chocolate! They are taken from raw cacao beans and have a crunchy texture with a slightly nutty chocolaty flavour.
Health Benefits of Cacao Nibs:
- Cacao Nibs have one of the highest amounts of antioxidants, more than blueberries. Antioxidants help to mop free radicals in the body, therefore cacao is said to be great for; longevity, to boost your immune system.
- They are abundantly rich in magnesium. Magnesium being an essential mineral especially for women during menstruation, it also balances brain chemistry and helps to build strong bones. Magnesium is also associated with improving people's moods as it helps the body to release happy hormones. (For many people with a typical western diet they will often find they are deficient in magnesium, so taking Cacao can help to relieve this problem.)
- It may aid with weight loss as cacao is said to help people feel less hungry. This could be because it contains monoamine oxidase enzyme inhibitors (MAO inhibitors) which when consumed are believed to allow increased levels of serotonin and certain neurotransmitters to be distributed in the brain.
- Cacao may be beneficial for people who want to have increased focus and alertness this is because it contains Phenylethylamine (PEA) which is an adrenal related chemical that's created in the brain.
Natava 100% Arriba Cacao is derived from pure Heirloom Ecuador Arriba Nacional Cacao beans. This cacao is grown in high-elevation volcanic soil and the beans are carried down from the mountanious regions via donkey back.
The Arriba cacao trees are a minimum of 30 years old, and some have been growing for more than 80 years! Because this is such a pure quality cacao bean, you will have zero jitters from this product.
The Arriba cacao trees that thes ebeans are sourced from are only nourished with rain water or deep mountain spring water. They are never irrigated from potentially contaminated rivers and streams.
The cacao beans are always sun-dried and are never gas dried and remains 100% raw from start to finish.