4/8/2023 0 Comments Nativa cacao![]() ![]() I’ve mentioned that the consumption of food in general helps inhibit absorption of some lead. Heavy metals make their way into many foods, BUT I don’t vilify all of them. Trust me, I know the struggle is real, because food is so good and we are bombarded by bad choices, many of which are ingrained into society and culture. See section below for more information about laws regarding heavy metals.īut what we eat is of utmost importance when we consider how toxicants get into our bodies. ![]() Most chocolate/cacao/cocoa brands exceed the recommended limits for lead and/or cadmium of California’s Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs), which is one of the only standards available. The FDA does NOT consistently monitor food for lead and cadmium contamination. Ideally we would be consuming none of them. It’s important to remember that there is actually no safe level of heavy metals like lead and cadmium in the body. The good news is that there are better options available! I haven’t seen any other bloggers address this topic with this much breadth and compare so many brands and past research, so keep reading for all the info. Stay tuned to my facebook page □ Introduction and Importance:ĪLL chocolate, cacao and cocoa contains heavy metals, and contains the highest levels of lead compared to other foods. Will also be adding updates from recent ConsumerLab testing soon. Single origin chocolate with cocoa beans from Peru.Updated/ reorganized January 2023 to include a Consumer Reports article. Manufactured on equipment that processes tree nuts, peanuts, sesame and soy. Ingredients: cane sugar°*, cocoa butter°*, dry whole milk, cocoa mass°*, dark brown cane sugar°*, vanilla bean powder°, salt. Taste notes: sweet and light milk, creamy milk caramel, traces of cinnamon spice and butter biscuit, and a sweet finish of caramel with a pinch of salt ![]() But especially for us, the Oro Verde cacao farmers harvest only Nativo cacao, thereby safeguarding the existence of this legendary and heirloom fine flavor cacao bean. Even here, the profitable CCN-51 clone has started to replace the traditional cacao bean varieties. ![]() Across the world, this rare variety is hard to find. The aromatic Nativo cacao slumbers in the cacao fruit and the sweet fruit pulp. We turn this amazing cacao into a delicious, sweet milk chocolate by adding sugar, genuine vanilla, and organic mountain milk from the Austrian Tyrol region. With Oro Verde, you can distinctly feel the spirit of the indigenous people, passed down from generation to generation. This biodiversity and the co-cultivating of different plants is hugely important for cacao flavor, as each plant has an effect on the cacao, adding a broad aroma spectrum. These tribes are proud of their diverse cultural heritage and also of the diversity in their cacao gardens, where many other plants thrive alongside the cacao tree. The small farms growing these beans belong in part to the Chanka and Awajun tribes, and they grow their cacao in the middle of the rain forest according to old indigenous traditions. The Nativo cacao includes white cacao beans, a signature feature of the legendary Criollo. We use local Peruvian Nativo cacao from Oro Verde, which is Spanish for “green gold”. We create this milk chocolate as a single origin chocolate with pure fine flavor cacao from Peru. ![]()
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