What is true "ceremonial grade" cacao and what makes KAKAO Unique?
Also available: A recent podcast interview we did that covers Cacao's science, benefits, usage in daily life and a bit about the KAKAO story.
What is "ceremonial grade cacao?"
1) The WHOLE bean is used - nothing removed, nothing added.
2) Stone ground only, with no heavy machinery, tempering or conching.
2) Native & heirloom varieties as opposed to commodity/hybridized strains that supply over 95% of the commercial chocolate industry. KAKAO has close, direct-trade relationships to the farmers, communities and indigenous families involved with cultivating this beautiful plant medicine in Peru, Guatemala and Colombia.
3) Made with intention and operated as a not-for-profit with service-based core values.