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Xocai, the Healthy
Chocolate
Unprocessed, raw cacao is the highest source of
antioxidants in the world. The raw cacao used in all Xocai products has 11 times
more antioxidants than blueberries. Xocai products are produced with rich,
unprocessed, non-alkalized, non-lecithinized cacao powder that is high in
antioxidants due to a closely monitored fermentation, drying, and roasting process.
Because these processes are closely monitored, Xocai delivers the optimum amount
of the antioxidants naturally found in the cacao. Xocai products are the perfect
delivery system for the antioxidants your body needs while eliminating almost all of
the fat and sugar typically found in other chocolate
products.
Cacao, or Chocolate, originated with the Olmec
Indians in 1500 BC. Mayans and Aztecs used cacao in a royal chocolate drink called
Xocolatl. Xocolatl progressed to a favored beverage of the European elite. "The
divine drink builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink
(cacao) permits a man to walk for a whole day without food." Montezuma ll.
From
antiquity to the present, chocolate has been one of the most beloved products, and
for more than 90% of its history chocolate has been consumed as a beverage. Although
many health benefits have been attributed to chocolate during its 3,500-year
history, the full extent of its contributions to human health is only now being
brought to light through modern technology and research. The Greek term "Theobroma
Cacao" literally means "Food of the Gods".
Indulge
your health
Cacao beans contain over 300 chemically identifiable
compounds making it one of the most complex food substances on Earth.
The
shocking good news is that unprocessed, raw cacao is packed with potent antioxidants
called flavonoids. Research has demonstrated that flavonoids play an important role
in protecting the cacao plant. Further research has concluded that these same
natural protective compounds in cacao beans, when consumed by humans, improves
health by protecting cells from the damaging effects of free radicals.
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