- Pure Raw Cacao Nibs, Naturally sweetened with Yacon Syrup
- De-hydrated at low temperatures to ensure the delicate nutrients remain intact
- High in heart healthy magnesium
- Low in sugar
- Delicious, healthy alternative to regular chocolate
- Packaged in a re-sealable airtight foil pouch to ensure maximum freshness
Organic Raw Cacao Nibs Yacon from Indigo Herbs are certified organic, authentically raw Cacao Nibs, naturally sweetened with Yacon Syrup. An absolutely delicious and healthy alternative to regular chocolate, these nibs can be added to smoothies, yoghurt and baked goods or just eaten straight from the bag for a nutritious chocolate fix.
At Indigo Herbs we are passionate about premium quality botanicals. Explore the tabs on this page to find out more about the health benefits, quality, manufacture and suggested use of this superfood. At Indigo Herbs we are committed to empowering optimum health and nutrition and assisting you to take responsibility for your own health and wellbeing, by having access to many of nature’s healing botanicals.
All our Raw Organic Cacao ingredients can be used to make raw smoothies, raw chocolate bars, raw chocolate cakes and desserts. The nibs can be added to muesli, yogurts, cereals, trail mix and flapjacks, for a delicious super-nutritious addition.
Daily serving:
Use as required.
Much like coffee, raw cacao acts as a stimulant, which at the least can negatively affect sleep and at worst may agitate kidneys.
Indigo Herbs Organic Raw Cacao NIbs Sweetened with Yacon, come from cacao beans grown in rich and fertile soil that adheres to the strictest of organic standards. The cacao pods are hand harvested and after harvesting and fermentation has completed, the beans are spread out on the ground and allowed to dry under the sun. Once fully dried, the cacao beans are carefully cleaned and sorted to remove any poor quality beans, and passed over magnets to remove even the smallest impurities. They are dehydrated as a heat-free alternative to roasting, then winnowed to separate the beans from the husks and finally roughly broken into small crunchy Cacao Nibs. The nibs are then glazed with Raw Organic Yacon Syrup and made ready for shipping.
Potassium, the third most abundant mineral in the human body, is an essential mineral whose ions are vital for the functioning of all living cells! Potassium plays a role at both the cellular and electrical level – considered and electrolyte because it carries a tiny electrical charge – it is found in red blood cells, muscles and bones. Our bodies use potassium ions to conduct electrical impulses along muscle and nerve cells, it helps to boost the efficiency of nerve reflexes that transmit messages from one body part to another, this in turn helps in muscle contraction to perform various activities without tiring quickly.
Potassium also has vasodilating properties that work to relieve the tension of blood vessels which is one of the main causes of high blood pressure. It is helpful in reversing the role of sodium in unbalancing normal blood pressure thus acting as a vital component that maintains the normality of blood pressure in the human body. The importance of potassium should not be underestimated in your dietary plan, most famously found in bananas other rich sources of potassium include spinach, avocados and coconut water.
Potassium contributes to:
· normal functioning of the nervous system
· normal muscle function
· the maintenance of normal blood pressure
The importance of magnesium ions for all life itself, as well as for overall vibrant health, is hard to overstate. Frequently referred to as the “miracle mineral”, magnesium is required to give the “spark of life” to metabolic functions involving the creation of energy and its transport, the creation and synthesis of proteins and is involved in literally hundreds of enzymatic reactions - it activates the enzymes that make copies of DNA and RNA making it essential in the process of cell division.
Roughly half of your body’s magnesium is stored in your bones and acts as a cofactor with calcium and vitamin D to maintain and strengthen the bone structure and teeth (your teeth can only form hard enamel from calcium if magnesium is available). It also works, again in concert with calcium, to regulate electrical impulses in the cells. Cellular calcium channels allow the mineral to enter the cell only as long as needed to conduct an impulse, it is ushered out immediately by magnesium once its task is fulfilled, operating as a natural calcium channel blocker and responsible for relaxation, magnesium is pivotally important to the functioning of the parasympathetic nervous system. Both magnesium and calcium are intimately involved with muscle function (magnesium relaxes, calcium contracts) with frequent muscle cramps being a symptom of a deficiency in magnesium. If magnesium is severely deficient, the brain is particularly affected as magnesium is crucial to the production of neurotransmitters and the integrity of the blood brain barrier and therefore is needed to maintain normal psychological function. The best food sources of magnesium include; avocados, chia and hemp seeds, sesame seeds, raw cacao and raw chocolate, sprouted nuts/seeds, sea vegetables (such as kelp and nori), raw green vegetables and grass fed dairy products.
Magnesium contributes to:
· a reduction of tiredness and fatigue
· electrolyte balance
· normal energy yielding metabolism
· normal functioning of the nervous system
· normal muscle function
· normal protein synthesis
· normal psychological function
· the maintenance of normal bones
· the maintenance of normal teeth
· Magnesium has a role in the process of cell division
Iron is needed for a number of highly complex processes that continuously take place in the body on a molecular level and that are indispensable to human life. Formation of haemoglobin is the chief function of this mineral – this is the primary protein found in red blood cells and represents about two thirds of the body’s iron. Haemoglobin binds to the oxygen molecules that you breathe in from the air and releases them into your tissues. The brain receives around 20% of the blood oxygen and a proper flow of blood to the brain can stimulate cognitive activity and help to create new neural pathways, it is especially important that children consume enough iron in their diet – iron deficiency in the first two years of a child’s life is associated with delayed cognitive and psychomotor development.
Ribonucleic reductase is an iron dependant enzyme that is required for DNA synthesis (cell division), thus iron is required for a number of functions including healing and immune function - red blood cells are necessary for providing oxygen to damaged tissues, organs and cells. Iron is also involved in food metabolism and is a cofactor and activator for some enzymes which play key roles in energy production and metabolism. If iron stores are low symptoms can include tiredness, fatigue and dizziness. Dietary iron has two forms, heme (animal based) and non-heme (plant based), important sources are; grass fed beef, oysters, spinach, lentils and beans.
Iron contributes to:
· normal cognitive function
· normal energy-yielding metabolism
· normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin
· normal oxygen transport in the body
· normal function of the immune system
· the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
· normal cognitive development of children
· Iron has a role in the process of cell division
| Nutritional info | Per 100g | Serving 20g | Serving %RDA* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Portion in grams | 20 | ||
| Energy KJ/Kcal | 2341KJ/560Kcal | 468KJ/112Kcal | 5.57% |
| Fat | 38.5g | 7.7g | 11.00% |
| of which saturates | 24.0g | 4.8g | |
| Carbohydrate | 42.9g | 8.6g | 3.30% |
| of which sugars | 11.5g | 2.3g | 2.56% |
| Protein | 10.3g | 2.1g | 4.10% |
| Dietary Fibre | 24.0g | 4.8g | |
| Salt | 45.00mg | 9.00mg | 0.15% |
| Potassium | 680.00mg | 136.00mg | 6.80% |
| Magnesium | 131.00mg | 26.20mg | 6.99% |
| Iron | 2.30mg | 0.46mg | 3.29% |
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