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Over more than a decade of asking the Ceremonial Cacao question ourselves, we’ve made it our mission to discover, define and refine our understanding of what differentiates Ceremonial Cacao from the standard stuff.
The following guidelines are suggestions only. We do not offer medical advice. If you have any concerns regarding your personal health and the use of cacao, please consult a doctor.
We test every batch of Ceremonial Cacao for heavy metal toxicity - including lead, cadmium and all kinds of mycotoxins. The result? All clear! Lab results inside...
Oh no! This can happen sometimes during the hotter months of the year. It has simply melted in transport. It is neither off, nor bad nor mouldy. Your Cacao is still good!
We source a rare and award-winning variety of cacao native to Southern Peru
Our cacao is not raw and there’s an important reason for this.
Start with a test dose of 25g to check your sensitivity and build up over time.
There’s a line you can cross with drinking too much cacao and drinking it too often.
Most cacao contains high amounts of caffeine, but our ceremonial grade cacao comes from the chuncho criollo bean which is known to be low in caffeine. A ceremonial dose of our cacao has the equivalent levels of caffeine that you’d find in one cup of green tea.
Sacred Earth Medicine cacao is best stored in an air-tight, dry container, in a cool place away from the sun.
Our cacao is lab-tested to last over two years.
Cacao paste is a complete, whole bean form of cacao. It retains all the nutritional goodness and spiritual integrity. In contrast, cacao butter and cacao powder are not whole bean products.
Our ethos is to ensure everyone involved with our business, at any stage of the supply chain, is looked after and shares in the abundance.
Rest assured, there’s nothing wrong with your cacao. If you’ve opened your fresh block from Sacred Earth Medicine and it looks whitish and crumbly, don’t worry! This is a totally normal effect known as bloom.
The following guidelines are suggestions only. We do not offer medical advice. If you have any concerns regarding your personal health and the use of cacao, please consult a doctor.