Raw cacao beans
Price:
£7.50
These are Peruvian Criolla raw beans, which are acknowledged to be the finest variety of cacao.
Raw cacao has the highest antioxidant value of all the natural foods in the world! The ORAC score (which is a measure of the antioxidant level) per 100 grams of unprocessed raw cacao is 28,000, compared to 18,500 for Acai Berries, 1,540 for Strawberries, and only 1,260 for raw Spinach.
The ORAC score for a typical manufactured dark chocolate is an impressive 13,120 - although ROAR, organic and non-roasted brand of dark chocolate will have a much higher ORAC score.
But for normal cooked milk chocolate the ORAC score is much lower at 6,740.
from Peru
250g unroasted whole beans
