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10 Health Benefits of Cacao – To'ak Chocolate

Ok, now’s the fun part. Got a chocolate craving? Good. Here are some easy, tasty ways to incorporate 100% cacao into your diet to start enjoying all these cacao benefits and get you feeling smarter, younger, happier, and healthier: 1. These Gluten-Free … See more

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6 Reasons Why Cacao Powder is So Healthy – To'ak Chocolate

WEBSkin Health: Flavonols in cacao help regulate skin health at a genetic level, boosting collagen and “significantly” reducing wrinkles caused by exposure to the sun. Check out …

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Chocolate Tasting & Pairing To'ak Chocolate

WEBChocolate Tasting & Pairing. Chocolate tasting adheres to the same general principles as wine tasting. In both cases, we use our sensory awareness to deepen an experience. …

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Fruity Chocolate

WEBThe cacao fruit was ripe and healthy, and our Rain Harvest 2017 is a well-balanced fruity chocolate, with hints of orange, cherry, cranberry, and plum. 2018 was an unusually dry …

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The Fascinating History of Chocolate – To'ak Chocolate

WEBRedefining the way the world sees and enjoys the precious cacao bean, the Ecuador-based endeavor brought chocolate to the same revered, luxurious status as wine. In 2015, …

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What Is Fair Trade Chocolate and Why Sustainable Chocolate Is …

WEBWhen measured in terms of an FOB Export price for dry cacao (the industry standard pricing mechanism), we pay USD $8,818 to $22,046 per metric ton, which is 270% to …

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Chocolate 101: A Glossary of Chocolate Terms – To'ak Chocolate

WEBA tree to bar chocolate maker like To’ak is directly involved with every step of the process, starting at the care and management of cacao trees. From there, they harvest, ferment, …

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Beware: Not All Cacao Powders Are Created Equal

WEBOur process is quite simple, which is the beauty of it. Here are each of the steps involved: Harvest the cacao pods. Ferment and dry the seeds (i.e., cacao beans) Roast the …

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Chocolate Pairing

WEB1. Find foods with similar aromas. Foods and drinks need to share key aroma components, otherwise they won’t go well together. Cherry and asparagus, for example, are a perfect …

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Chocolate Pairing Guide To'ak Chocolate

WEB2. Take a small sip of the wine or spirit, bathing the chocolate in your mouth for a few seconds. In the case of cheese, take a bite of the cheese and slowly chew both …

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15 Interesting Chocolate Facts To'ak Chocolate

WEB7. Chocolate has hundreds of chemical compounds and no one knows exactly how many. The health, flavor, and psychoactive magic of chocolate comes from its potently diverse …

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Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate: Which Is Better

WEBThis study looked at the amount of flavanols in various foods, including (per 100 g): Chocolate liquor = 1,400 mg. Dark (semisweet) chocolate = 170 mg. Milk chocolate = 70 …

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Can Chocolate Make You Happy

WEBIt boosts dopamine production and increases feelings of happiness and elation. Of course, the high isn’t quite the same—you’d have to eat about 25 pounds of cacao to get …

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Luxury Chocolate Tasting Kits To'ak Chocolate

WEBLuxury Chocolate Tasting Kit Collection. Made from the most prized cacao variety in the world, our chocolate tasting kits come with tasting plates, bamboo utensils and a written …

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Our Rare Ecuardorian Nacional Cacao To'ak Chocolate

WEB65% cacao. 16 USD. Masters Series Enriquestuardo. 490 USD. Andean Mints. 65% cacao. 16 USD. At To'ak Chocolate we use a rare variety of cacao beans called 'Nacional', …

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Is Chocolate Really An Aphrodisiac

WEBWhile PEA and tryptophan are often connected to the myth that chocolate is an aphrodisiac, most people ignore cacao’s many other health-, mood-, and potential libido-boosting …

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Pure Cacao Chocolate Bars Cacao Dark Chocolate To'ak Chocolate

WEBPure Cacao Dark Chocolate. Our 100% cacao chocolate bars are made from the cacao beans of the Ancient Nacional variety, but that is where their similarities end. Each …

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Beware of These 11 Chocolate Claims and Marketing Buzzwords

WEB11. Non-GMO and/or Organic. Consumers erroneously believe that, if a chocolate bar doesn’t carry an organic-certified sticker, then it must be full of pesticides, chemicals, …

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The Many Psychoactive Compounds in Chocolate

WEBBut they each generate a different range of effects. Xanthine content in cacao, by dry weight: • Theobromine: 0.9 - 1.34%. • Caffeine: 0.08 – 0.4%. • Theophylline: 0.02%. …

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