Milk has a much
lower cacao content than dark; it only has to contain 10 % cacao and is instead filled with other ingredients, mostly milk and sugar.
If you're going for
that lower cacao content, I would say to look at Pure 7 or Hu since they don't use cane sugar.
Not exact matches
Beans harvested in
lower altitudes of the region are typically associated with higher mold
content, whereas our
cacao is third - party tested for quality control and safety, consistently reporting undetectable levels.
Using a higher
cacao content and only
low GI, natural sweeteners helps to avoid those nasty sugar spikes too.
Cacao's high magnesium
content is also helpful for
lowering high blood pressure, sugar cravings,
low libido (just saying!)
Organic Natural Cocoa /
Cacao Powder — Our natural cocoa / cacao powder from roasted cocoa beans, with a lower fat / cocoa butter content of 10 - 12 % adds a wonderful cocoa aroma and flavour and is rich in antioxidants, magnesium and oleic
Cacao Powder — Our natural cocoa /
cacao powder from roasted cocoa beans, with a lower fat / cocoa butter content of 10 - 12 % adds a wonderful cocoa aroma and flavour and is rich in antioxidants, magnesium and oleic
cacao powder from roasted cocoa beans, with a
lower fat / cocoa butter
content of 10 - 12 % adds a wonderful cocoa aroma and flavour and is rich in antioxidants, magnesium and oleic acid.
When selecting chocolate, look for higher
cacao and
lower sugar
content.
Dark chocolate with a high
cacao content is
lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants than milk chocolate.
If you want it to be
low in sugar with a really rich, dark chocolate flavor, go for a dark chocolate chip, with a 60 - 70 %
cacao content.
Also some brands of dark chocolate that are in the mid 70's in %
cacao content or higher, can have a fairly high ratio of fiber
content (I've seen some brands have 5 - 7 grams of fiber out of 15 grams of total carbs per serving), and relatively
low sugar
content compared to the amount of healthy fats.
Cacao's high magnesium
content is also helpful for
lowering high blood pressure, sugar cravings,
low libido (just saying!)
Also some brands of dark chocolate that are in the mid 70's in %
cacao content or higher, can have a fairly high ratio of fiber
content (I've seen some brands have 5 grams of fiber out of 15 grams of total carbs per serving), and relatively
low sugar
content compared to the amount of healthy fats.
Raw
cacao nibs are good for energy and focus (caffeine
content), magnesium (
lower blood pressure and relax muscle), and fiber.
I believe that roasting changes the molecular structure of the
cacao bean, reducing the enzyme
content and
lowering the overall nutritional value somewhat.
Just make sure it's at least 70 percent
cacao content and
low in sugar.