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What Is a Ceremonial Dose Of Cacao?

A topic of conversation that regularly crops up is what is a ceremonial dose when working with cacao. This may be controversial, but to my mind, there is no ceremonial dose! Let me explain why.

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Raw Chocolate and a Balanced Healthy Lifestyle

Raw cacao is packed full of good stuff, making it a guilt-free delight at any time of year. Find out how chocolate CAN be part of your healthy lifestyle

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Raw Chocolate Love - Part 1 - Magnesium

Raw Chocolate Love - Part 1 - Magnesium

Cacao is one of the richest sources of magnesium of any food stuff, accompanied by a wide range of supporting characters

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5 Reasons Why Raw Chocolate Is Healthy

One of the things we love to do, is inform people that chocolate, or more specifically raw chocolate is good for them and then seeing their reactions. More often than not it goes along the lines of "Yeah right, if only!" or "Oh I should be so lucky!"

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To temper or not to temper, that is the question

When making conventional chocolate, it is usual to carry out a process called tempering. This is essentially a process of heating then cooling your liquid chocolate, which changes the structure and properties of the finished product.

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