Cocoa from the Malvaceae plant family with the botanical name Theobroma cacao. Commonly referred to as a tree or a tree cocoa Coco, have an average height of about 5 to 7 meters. The coconut-tree is a native of South America and is used mainly for coconut powder and chocolate. It is believed that come from areas throughout the Amazon basin.
Rather it grows in a humid climate in its natural state along the Amazon River in the amount of an average of 300 meters from the sea to growLevel.
The leaves of the plant can reach up to thirty centimeters (slightly longer) and about half its length width. The leaves have a bitter taste and are actually poisonous.
More than half of the crop is grown in West Africa. Manufacturers of chocolate, and many processors now support fair trade practices.
After a history of use in coconut and in Mexico and Central America, including the use by the Maya and Aztecs, perhaps the first "hot chocolate" made about 2000 years ago.The Spaniards returned home and played with the cocoa beans with new recipes and drinks, the course of what would become the history of chocolate.
The botanical genus name, Theobroma literally means food of the gods.
The first raw cocoa bean is known that flavonoids, the most commonly known for their antioxidant activity are high. Flavonoids are naturally evil in Cocoa, of course, unfortunately, because they can, are often removed from the chocolate. TheThe consumption of raw cocoa has a more refined intake of flavonoids. Antioxidants have shown that to have a positive effect in the treatment of cancer and its prevention.
One teaspoon of raw cocoa powder contains more than 25,000 ORAC units. Raw Cocoa Powder contains nearly 1,000 ORAC units per gram included. An ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a measure of the ability of antioxidants to absorb free radicals that damage the cell.
Raw, unprocessed cocoa contains more than25 000 ORAC units per one hundred grams, the next bay, which is traditionally the highest ORAC units, Acai Berry with 18,500 units. Raw Coco has clearly the highest level.
Refined using raw cocoa powder
Cocoa powder can order all your favorite drinks, including smoothies, tea and coffee. You can add to sweet deserts.
Precautions
All health issues have been taken on the basis of a long-term research in this area. None of themedical information is listed, a cure for any disease should be considered. Nothing listed here should take the place of the advice given to you by your family doctor.
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