Superfood: raw cocoa

1. Cocoa powder is very rich in phenylethylamine (PEA), a substance produced by the body. This substance is also produced when people are in love. It can rightly be said that raw cocoa powder is the food of the gods. Therefore, enjoy the special, healthy and medicinal properties of raw cocoa powder in moderation.

Facts

1. Hernán Cortés brought the first cocoa beans from Mexico to Spain. The recipe for the cocoa drink was kept secret in Spain for 100 years. The Dutchman Coenraad Johannes van Houten discovered the basic preparation of cocoa powder, cocoa butter and chocolate in 1825. He discovered how cocoa butter could be pressed from the beans. One of nature's best superfoods is raw cocoa. You can get a lower blood pressure from a large amount of the drink made from unroasted cocoa. Cocoa has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine.

2. Hernán Cortés brought the first cocoa beans from Mexico to Spain. The recipe for the cocoa drink was kept secret in Spain for 100 years. The Dutchman Coenraad Johannes van Houten discovered the basic preparation of cocoa powder, cocoa butter and chocolate in 1825. He discovered how cocoa butter could be pressed from the beans. One of nature's best superfoods is raw cocoa. You can get a lower blood pressure from a large amount of unroasted cocoa drink. Cocoa has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine.