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- Essential Living Foods - Organic Cacao Nibs - 16 oz. (454g) Essential Living Foods Organic Cacao Nibs are the original dairy-free, sugarless chocolate chip: crunchy, flavorful and packed with powerful nutrients and natural mood-lifters. Add to raw granola, energy bars, trail mix, smoothies or desserts, or simply snack on a handful of these crunchy treats for a concentrated burst of nutrients and energy that will keep you whistling all day! Revered by ancient cultures as the food of the gods, Cacao was once traded as currency. Today, science is catching up with the ancients: these sugarless treats provide more cell-protecting antioxidants than any food on earth! Plus Essential Living Foods Organic Cacao Nibs contain mood-boosting phytochemicals (including theobromine and anandamide) and they provide some of the same molecules your brain produces when you're happy or in love. Even the fats in cacao are good for you — so snack away! Sugarless whole-food "chocolate chip" A mood-boosting, energizing alternative to coffee Ecologically grown and carefully dried and fermented for maximum purity and nutrition RAW, unroasted cacao for excellent aroma, flavor, and nutrition Cardboard Packaging The boxes are made from 100% recycled cardboard (minimum 50% post-consumer). Each ton of cardboard that's recycled instead of tossed saves 9 cubic yards of landfull, 46 gallons of oil and 17 trees. That adds up fast! TRULY RAW CACAO NIBS Cacao beans from freshly split pods are fermented under control at 40°C / 104°F and then washed in potable water before being solar-dried. The beans are machine-cracked into nibs, and the papery skins are separated from the nibs simply by fan power. The final product is checked and graded, then bagged for shipment to our facility in the US. RAW CACAO NIBS NUTRITION FACTS: You've heard about the amazing health benefits of dark chocolate. Study after study is revealing that chocolate is an incredible source of very specific antioxidants that support human health in everything from cardiovascular function to brain function and longevity. It's also loaded with vital minerals, healthy fats, and mood-boosting phytochemicals. Possibly one of the world’s most powerful health foods, incredibly rich in antioxidants. Rich in mental-sharpeners: Magnesium and Epicatechin Source of natural mood-boosters: Theobromine and Anandamide Top source of magnesium, which balances brain chemistry, is associated with elevated levels of happiness, and is crucial for heart and muscle function, healthy elimination, strong bones. High in the mineral sulfur; sulfur builds strong nails, hair, shiny skin, detoxifies the liver, and supports healthy pancreas functioning. Contains only a tiny amount of caffeine Heart-healthy fat content, similar to olive oil Phenethylamine: Commonly known as the "love drug," Phenethylamine (PEA) is one of many chemicals associated with feelings of love, excitement, focus and attention (perhaps explaining the connection of chocolate and romance). Serotonin: Cacao also causes the brain to increase levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin, the crucial chemical messenger used by the brain to regulate everything from mood to appetite to sex drive (and is the reason depressed patients are prescribed drugs that preserve serotonin in the brain). Fatty Acid Content Saturated fats are often believed to have a negative impact on cardiovascular health, but although cacao contains saturated fat, it doesn't fit this generalization. Experiments have shown that cacao butter consumption does not increase levels of total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol (Kris-Etherton et al., 1994). This probably has to do with cacao's unique fatty acid profile, which is predominantly stearic acid (34%) and oleic acid (35%). Although Stearic acid is a saturated fat, it has been shown to have no impact on levels of blood cholesterol (Kris-Etherton, 1997). Oleic acid is the monounsaturated fatty acid that makes olive oil a uniquely heart-healthy vegetable
- UPC # 812986015530
- Size/Form 16 oz.
Suggested Use: Add to raw granola, energy bars, trail mix, smoothies or desserts, or simply snack on a handful. INGREDIENTS Essential Living Foods - Organic Cacao Nibs - 16 oz. Supplement Facts Serving Size: 3 Tbsp (28g) Servings Per Container: 16 Amount Per Serving %DV Calories 150 0% Calories from Fat 90 0% Total Fat 10g 15% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Trans Fat 0 g 0% Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 6mg <1% Total Carbohydrate 11g 4% Dietary Fiber 8g 32% Sugars 4g 0% Protein 3g 0% Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 3% Iron 7% Magnesium 24% Copper 50% *Daily Value Not Established. †Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your diet values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Other Ingredients: Cacoo Nibs*, *Organic and Raw WARNINGS Manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, wheat and milk products. Prop 65 Warning This product may contain one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
