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Cocoa shelf life/storage, toxicity, and health benefits if sugar added, . . .
I purchased an 8oz box of Cocoa: ingredients cocoa powder dutch processed with alkakli.
I got it to add to my raw milk. I've never much liked plain milk but wanted to experience …
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choclate making
please tell me procedure of making choclate which is soft and taste exactly like Cadbury Dairymilk from oils available in indian kitchen
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why don’t people eat more cocoa butter?
I was thinking about making my own chocolate and was looking into cocoa butter. It looks ok, and it smells delicious. Why don't people eat more of it/cook with it?
Here's a comp …
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Does Cocoa Powder + Hot Water give you digestive distress?
I've tried some hershey's all natural cocoa powder in hot water (plain, or add grass fed butter), and each time, it's given me some nasty watery bowel movements.
Is this due to a …
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2answers
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is there such a thing as sprouted fermented cocoa powder?
the only way I like drinking milk is in the form of chocolate milk. but cocoa apparently contains a lot of phytic acid.
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4answers
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Did Lindt change the chocolate or labeling or both?
I'm a bit confused. I walked into the Lindt store to get dark chocolate. Usually I go for the 70 to 85% but now I want 90%.
The label on the 85% says: chocolate, cocoa powder, co …
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chocolate cravings
i am recovering from a magnesium deficiency from this summer. my levels were .5 (1.5-2.5 range). my RBC magnesium test is still on the low end 4.6 (4.2-6.8 range). i am suppleme …
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What is the difference between unsweetened cocoa powder and raw cacao powder?
These two seem to differ.
http://www.morethanalive.com/Cacao-Organic-Raw-Powder?s=cacao
http://www.cheftalk.com/t/19794/whats-difference-between-cacao-powder-and-cocoa-powder
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Which brand of cocoa powder do you use?
I eat at least a TBSP of cocoa every day. I mix it with coffee and have been making shakes with it since the summer hit. I'm partial to Hershey's Special Dark but it's not organi …
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Hack 100% cocoa mass chocolate nutrients?
Hi, yesterday I bought chocolate bar that had 100% cocoa mass listed as the only ingredient. I ate it and for the first time in many days my fatigue is gone. I don't get it - what …
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Is there a healthy upper limit to how much unsweetened, processed cocoa powder should be eaten
I've been craving this like crazy lately, eating it plain by the spoonful, but sometimes stirred into water or with a banana in the blender. I've probably eaten 1.5 cups in two day …
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2answers
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Does raw cacao contain caffeine?
Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa makes me anxious.
Raw Cacao does not make me anxious. Or so it seems.
Does one have caffeine and the other not, or do they both contain caffeine? …
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Caffeine in 100% cocoa powder?
I'm trying to quit coffee and finding a hot chocolate made with 100% cocoa powder, hot water and coconut milk/whole milk is an excellent substitute, but now I'm concerned I'm still …
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4answers
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Any arguments against cocoa butter?
Hi there,
when I looked at the fatty acid profile of cocoa butter I was quite surprised.
PUFA 3%
MUFA 32%
SFA 65%
Low in PUFA and lots of saturated fatty acids - actually quit …
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Sweetening Cocoa without Sweetener…
No Artificials
No Insulin Boosters
No Stevia/Sugar Alcohol
No Fruit
I'd like ways to hack my tastebuds
so far I know Coconut Flour/Oil and Cinnamon work well
what else is out th …