Best before 23/02/2024
Cacao is what Linnaeus named Theobroma, or ‘Food of the Gods’, from the Greek ‘theos’ meaning ‘god’ and ‘broma’ meaning ‘food’. The cacao plant is a tropical tree whose natural habitat is the lowest layer of the rain forest. Its favourable habitat is therefore the tropical rain forest, which has a more or less constant climate throughout the year, with abundant and regular rainfall.
Cacao requires complex and long processing. The beans are harvested manually and dried at low temperatures to retain all the plant's natural nutrients.
Nutrition
Mean nutritional values per | 100g | %RI 100g* |
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Energy | 2241 kJ / 542 kcal | 32% |
Fat | 39,3g | 56% |
of which saturates | 27,1g | 135% |
Carbohydrate | 19,3g | 7% |
of which sugars | 1g | 1% |
Fibre | 27g | |
Protein | 14,3g | 29% |
Salt | 0,2g | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0,1mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 499mg | 133% |
Manganese | 1,3mg | 65% |
Calcium | 107mg | 13% |