Nutritional ingredients from pure cocoa powder

From the past until now, cocoa powder has been considered as a delicious drink. Besides pure cocoa powder, cocoa beans are also considered to bring healthy nutritional ingredients.

Cacao tree

The cocoa tree grows to between 5m and 8m in height and the tree bears fruit within four years of planting. Inside each fruit contains many small cocoa beans and the seeds are covered with a thin layer of white powder. The cocoa beans are extracted and made into cocoa butter and used in cosmetics, ointments and pharmaceutical products.

Raw cocoa beans are roasted and ready to eat

Inside each cocoa contains cocoa beans. These nuts are used to make chocolate after they have been dried, fermented and processed. There are 3 types of cocoa beans that are used to make chocolates. Each has a different variation from fragrance to flavor: Criollo, Forastero and Trinitario.

All cocoa-based products such as cocoa powder are believed to be effective in treating a wide variety of health-related ailments such as lowering high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, liver, bladder disorder. Optical and kidney, asthma, diarrhea, prevent wrinkles, pregnancy stretch marks and more.

Crushed cocoa flakes and raw cocoa beans provide the best health benefits. Because after they are processed into chocolate some of the nutrients are lost. Cocoa can be eaten raw, or made into pure cocoa powder or made into tea and is also used as an ingredient in various foods.

Nutritional value of cocoa.

Cocoa beans are full of antioxidants, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, polyphenols that are exactly like nutrients from cocoa flavanoids, so they have antioxidants, minerals like calcium, magnesium, sulfur, copper, iron. Zinc and potassium, oleic acid is an essential monounsaturated fat that is essential for heart health, fiber and vitamins E, B2, B1, B5, B3 and B9.

* Flavonoids protect the body, prevent atherosclerosis, stroke, aging, liver degeneration, radiation damage.

There is also a small amount of vitamins A and C in the raw cocoa bean. Maximum nutrients are found in the raw cocoa beans before being processed. In a hierarchy of cocoa nutritional value: pre-processed raw cocoa takes first place, followed by organic (unroasted) cocoa powder. Next is dark chocolate containing very high concentration of pure cocoa powder and finally cocoa powder containing refined sugar.

Where to buy pure cocoa powder?

Produced from International UTZ certified cocoa pods from “flavored” cocoa seeds grown in Dong Nai. Trong Duc's cocoa powder (18% butter ratio) will be the best choice for you to enjoy a full cup of cocoa with the right flavor, bitterness, slightly greasy and a bit of a mild sour residue. You can freely prepare a cup of cocoa according to your own recipe. Especially those who love cocoa but are on a diet will feel secure to use it.