Nib and Noble Blog — Cacao Health

When you are looking at hot chocolates and other chocolate-based products from a health perspective, it is important to take into account whether the product has been made from raw cacao or cocoa powder.  Although the two products share the same origin, the resulting products (because of the way they are processed) are vastly different in terms of taste, nutritional benefits, and quality. The difference between cocoa vs cacao Cacao is raw which means that it has not been heat treated.  It is made by fermenting (similar to coffee) and pressing unroasted cacao beans, therefore its nutritional benefits are still...