• Anti-Aging & Anti-Inflammatory
Cacao also appears to have anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties.
Antioxidants - Cacao powder, reportedly, has nearly twice the antioxidants of red wine, and up to three times the antioxidants found in green tea.Raw cacao has the highest antioxidant value of all the natural foods in the world!
ORAC Scores per 100 grams:
Unprocessed Raw Cacao Dark Chocolate = 95,500
Goji Berries = 25,300
Acai Berries = 18,500
Typical manufactured Dark Chocolate (fermented, roasted or processed with high heat) = 13,120
Milk Chocolate = 6,740
As reported by the US department of Agriculture/Journal of American Chemical Society.
