Cacao VS Cocoa powder
Are chocolate and cacao the same thing? Take a sneak peek!
Cacau is the purest and the healthiest form of chocolate. It’s a real superfood: high in antioxidants and fiber, low in sugar and fat ( it’s made by cold-pressing unroasted cocoa beans, which keep the living enzymes and removes the fat cacao butter.
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The cocoa powder is raw cacao, a lot more popular because it has a sweeter aroma. It’s better for desserts and it’s also cheaper. The main difference between these two it’s that cocoa is heated at much higher temperatures. That affects not only the structure of the cacau beans but also their nutritional benefits and minerals. Neither cocoa or cacau is bad for you, but cacao is more beneficial because it’s less processed!
Chocolate
Do you love chocolate?
I sure do!
Are you already thinking about big chocolate bars? Don't forget, not all of them are equal!
The rule to choose the healthiest chocolate passes by analysing the nutrition table carefully. The higher the cocoa content, more healthy t will be because it means it has less sugar and fat. In my recipes, I usually use chocolate with 75%-85% of cacau. Choosing organic free from conservatives and additives chocolate bars it's also extremely important. We don't want harmful agents in our chocolatee..
