Vintage Plantations™ Organic Cocoa Powder (20-22%), 9 oz.

Cocoa lovers rejoice!  Our beloved cocoa has been found by the Agricultural Research Service (research arm of the USDA) to contain the highest levels of antioxidants compared to other forms of chocolate.  And this isn't the first research to indicate the superior antioxidant potency of cocoa.

The following a pertinent quote from the results of the research, from the ARS website: "The researchers found natural cocoa powders contained the highest levels of TAC (total antioxidant capacity) and procyanidins, which were found to be the dominant antioxidant in chocolates. Milk chocolates, which contain the least amount of cocoa solids, had the lowest TAC and procyanidin levels. Baking chocolates contained fewer procyanidins, because they contained more fat (50-60 percent) than natural cocoa. Alkalinization, used to reduce the acidity and raise the pH of cocoa, such as Dutch chocolates, was found to markedly reduce procyanidin content. Researchers concluded that chocolates containing higher amounts of cocoa ingredients have higher procyanidin contents, therefore, higher antioxidant capacities." 

You can read more at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2005/050404.2.htm?pf=1

Enjoy awesome flavor, great social consumerism, and fantastic health benefits.  Plantations Organic Cocoa and their high cocoa content chocolate products are the health foods of the new millenium!

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