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Cacao – The Healthy Bean With a Long History
The cacao bean has a much longer history than most people even realize, it can be traced back to ancient texts where it was used in ceremonies, for medicinal uses and in cooking. There have been archaeological digs that have recovered whole cacao beans and vessels, which were believed to be used for drinking cacao and can be dated as far back as Belize between 600- 400 B.C. This was such an important bean to some civilizations that it was used as currency.
This bean is found on trees that can reach between 15 and 26 feet in height and are botanically a part of the evergreen tree family Sterculiaceae and are native to tropical regions. The pod filled beans that grow on these trees are, what is used to make both cocoa and chocolate.
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Chocolate Cacao – The Newest Health Research Super Food?
You asked for it! You got it…at least part of it. New research is being updated constantly on the benefits of the cacao bean. Raw Cacao, or Chocolate, dates back to the Olmec Indians in 1500 BC. The Mayans and Aztecs used it in a drink they called Xocolatl to build resistance and fight fatigue.
Lets take a look at some of the key components of the Cacao bean. We’ll see why researchers are calling cacao one of the world’s greatest super foods and how it can benefit us.
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Antioxidants in Chocolate
Dark chocolate and cocoa is derived from cocoa beans which are grown in pods on the cacao tree. Antioxidants in chocolate are from the cocoa beans. They are a rich source of natural antioxidants called flavonoids and phytochemicals called polyphenols. Flavonoids have many antioxidant properties.
Benefits of Dark Chocolate
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