Posted on 10/18/2025 7:39:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
This is the second time I-ve seen cocoa extolled with no mention of the more flavenal rich cacao
“Make Cocoa Work for You”
Well... if you insist... okay!
Exactly. I take a morning “potion” of 3.2g cacoa powder, 3g matcha, 2g beetroot powder, .5g each ginger and turmeric, .3g NAC, and .5g acteyl l-carnatine. I used to take 2g turmeric, but it caused nosebleeds. I also usually enjoy 12-25g 85% dark chocolate.
This study is brought to you by the organization of chocolate producers.
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A Third of Chocolate Products Are High in Heavy Metals, CR's Tests Find
**On another thread it was pointed out that a particular article I quoted asserted high levels of heavy metal in Salt without using any particular government guidelines as a standard, which was a fair criticism. CR gives their criteria:
"CR’s scientists measured heavy metal content against California’s standard levels because there are no federal limits for the amount of lead and cadmium most foods can contain, and they believe that California’s standard levels are the most protective available. However, our tests are not assessments of whether a product exceeds California’s or any other legal standard—they are meant to indicate which products had comparatively higher levels of heavy metals."
See the affected products at the link. (Chocolate chips do not seem to have as much of a problem!)
As Axenolith pointed out, most foods do have some level of heavy metals, the question is the level one that your body can handle. Your decision.
I’ve heard that hot cocoa is one of the worst things you can drink if you want to avoid kidney stones.
Cacao powder is high in the heavy metals cadmium and lead. Cadmium is naturally occuring as the plants have an affinity for it. Leas contamination occurs during processing. The darker the choc the more potential cadmium and lead exposure. The big choc companies don’t want you knowing this of course. Cadmium is real bad for anyone with underlying kidney issues
I do a tablespoon of Hersheys Cacao powder with one square of 86% dark chocolate in a mug of coffee. Cocoa has Theobromine which helps relax the arteries and lowers blood pressure.
Also, if your CRP level is high,(over 5), try CBD. It lowered my CRP 11 points in two weeks when medicine didn’t do squat.
I think they mean cacao.
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Dark chocolate is my catnip. And it’s a vegetable!
Is Cacao the same thing? I see loads of Cacao suppliments
Hersheys Coco Powder is 100% Cacao unsweetened. Cacao is the best. Do not use alkalized chocolate unless you’re baking. That’s callled Dutch Chocolate and it’s been cooked longer to help tame the bitterness but it looses flavanols in the process. Lots of Cacao powders on Amazon but I just use Hersheys.
Thanks for The info. Ill check out hersheys. I dont like dark chocolates, so id have to take as capsules, but i can get capsules for filling pretty cheap.y
This is true.
Oh swell. Im a stoner- nearly 60 stones a year a few years ago. Its calmed way down with meds and salt avoidance- dang, i guess cocao is out
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