Raw Chocolate Cacao Nibs Orac Value
- 16 years ago
Raw Chocolate
http://www.superfoodliving.com/Rawcacaopowder.html
But before I reveal the astonishing facts about Raw Chocolate or Cacao — let me quickly simplify the rating scale the USDA has developed, called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). Basically it's a high-tech way of measuring the ability of antioxidants to absorb cell damaging, wrinkle-causing, tissue-destructive free radicals.
Many companies use different ORAC units in their product descriptions, creating some confusion when one is trying to compare one ORAC score to another.
Here's an example to illustrate a common confusion: both dark cocoa powder and the goji berry (the goji berry is a superfood from China) are high on the ORAC scale. Roasted cocoa powder tops the list with a score of 26,000. The goji berry rates strongly, with a score commonly found on the internet of 25,300.
But what is creating confusion amongst consumers is that the cocoa powder and the goji ORAC ratings are for 100 grams! That's much more than a typical serving. If you calculate the ORAC units per gram you quickly see that dark cocoa powder is at 260 and goji is 253.
Not bad, but that's nothing compared to the whopping 955 ORAC Units found in each gram of raw organic Cacao Powder!
This is a great validation of the superfood lifestyle we all get to enjoy.
Check the math — the raw version contains 367% more antioxidants than the very best cooked version. (On the same 100 gram scale as above, Raw Organic Cacao Powder would have over 95,500 ORAC units compared to the 26,000 in the roasted...)
And, honestly, with as much work and fine tuning as we'd put into this product, I expected to see a nice difference for sure. But 367% higher in our Cacao Powder — that's more than anyone could ever have predicted! http://www.Superfoodliving.com
Elements of Life
http://www.superfoodliving.com/Rawcacaopowder.html
But before I reveal the astonishing facts about Raw Chocolate or Cacao — let me quickly simplify the rating scale the USDA has developed, called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). Basically it's a high-tech way of measuring the ability of antioxidants to absorb cell damaging, wrinkle-causing, tissue-destructive free radicals.
Many companies use different ORAC units in their product descriptions, creating some confusion when one is trying to compare one ORAC score to another.
Here's an example to illustrate a common confusion: both dark cocoa powder and the goji berry (the goji berry is a superfood from China) are high on the ORAC scale. Roasted cocoa powder tops the list with a score of 26,000. The goji berry rates strongly, with a score commonly found on the internet of 25,300.
But what is creating confusion amongst consumers is that the cocoa powder and the goji ORAC ratings are for 100 grams! That's much more than a typical serving. If you calculate the ORAC units per gram you quickly see that dark cocoa powder is at 260 and goji is 253.
Not bad, but that's nothing compared to the whopping 955 ORAC Units found in each gram of raw organic Cacao Powder!
This is a great validation of the superfood lifestyle we all get to enjoy.
Check the math — the raw version contains 367% more antioxidants than the very best cooked version. (On the same 100 gram scale as above, Raw Organic Cacao Powder would have over 95,500 ORAC units compared to the 26,000 in the roasted...)
And, honestly, with as much work and fine tuning as we'd put into this product, I expected to see a nice difference for sure. But 367% higher in our Cacao Powder — that's more than anyone could ever have predicted! http://www.Superfoodliving.com
Elements of Life