Open your heart with our soothing natural cocoa in raw food quality
- 100% raw, organic fine flavor cocoa
- From natural forests in Itacaré, Brazil from the Cooperativa Cabruca
- No added sugar
- Natural source of antioxidants
- Natural mood enhancer & anti-depressant
- Highest dose of plant-based iron
- Full of magnesium and calcium to maintain the heart & brain
- Vegan, gluten-free, GMO-free
- Grown free of pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals and any additive chemicals.
- Beyond fair trade, 100% compostable and socially packaged
Properties of cocoa
- Opens the heart
- Expands awareness
- Harmonizes the body
- Promotes creativity
- Sharpens the focus
- Creates a connection
Amazonian superfood
Our raw food quality cocoa beans are cultivated by the responsible people of Cooperativa Cabruca in harmony with the original forests of Itacaré, Brazil, where cocoa has been harvested for over 200 years. Their habitat is the 7% of the remaining protected rainforest on the Atlantic coast. They work towards the preservation of their habitat and the wise culture of preserving their environment over generations.
Cocoa beans are the seeds of the so-called Theobroma Amazonian Cacao fruit tree (Theobroma Cacao means "the fruit of the gods"). The source of all chocolate and cocoa products worldwide. The Mayan kings drank up to 30 pure chocolate drinks a day to maintain their vitality. The value of cocoa was so highly prized that it was even used as currency.
Cacao can help us connect deeply with our heart and provides easier access to love, abundance and natural interconnectedness.
By consuming it, you will achieve a feeling of strong energization, inner warmth and heart-centered expansion. You will stimulate blood circulation in the brain, stimulate your creative possibilities and achieve inspiration and a meditative state. Yoga, Kirtan, KIang healing and other practices will become easier and more holistic. The effect can be felt for 3 to 5 hours, depending on your focus and metabolism.
Eating raw organic cocoa promotes natural health
Do something about your tiredness
If you still feel drained even after sleep, then there's a chance that your magnesium levels are deficient. Fortunately, cocoa is a delicious source of magnesium that will significantly boost your ability to provide energy.
Fortunately, cocoa is a delicious source of magnesium, which will noticeably boost your ability to provide energy.
Give your digestion a boost
If cocoa is eaten raw, it prevents constipation and helps your body with digestion, as it is rich in fiber and magnesium, among other things.
Do something for your brain
Flavanols enter the bloodstream through the consumption of cocoa and are stored in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for learning and memory. These flavanols are also responsible for the formation of new neurons, improving their functionality and protecting them from destruction by free radicals, all of which serve to increase cognitive abilities.
Prevent tooth decay
Scientific studies have shown that cocoa has a substantial component called theobromine, which is able to protect teeth more effectively against tooth decay, for example, than fluoride. This is mainly due to the fact that this component in cocoa has an antibacterial effect. Side effects include an anti-plaque effect and the hardening of tooth enamel, which in turn prevents tooth decay.
Fewer coughing attacks
A recent British study, conducted by the British Lung Foundation, found that theobromine contained in cocoa is effective against chronic coughs. Thanks to this study, it was found that theobromine has a better effect on the vagus nerve responsible for coughing than codeine.
Before you reach for a bottle of cough syrup next time the weather is grimy, try a cup of hot cocoa made with high quality raw cacao and feel what it does for you!
Stay young
Consuming raw cocoa not only smoothes your skin, but also has a general anti-ageing effect. This is due to the high doses of antioxidants in raw cocoa, which protect your cells from free radicals and destruction and simply make you look good.
Let your skin glow
Cocoa is a miracle product for maintaining vibrant, healthy skin because it contains a lot of flavonoids that stimulate blood flow to the skin layers. The stimulated blood flow supports the cell renewal necessary for healthy skin.
Improve and balance out your mood swings
Our cocoa contains a lot of anandamide, often connoted among connoisseurs as the molecule of enlightenment. It binds to the cannabinoid receptors in the brain and creates a feeling of lightness and joy. Joy is certainly not just a question of cocoa consumption, but it can help to counter mood swings more easily, while the serotonin level in the brain is noticeably increased.
Reduce your CVD risk
A high cholesterol level can significantly increase the risk of heart disease, but thanks to raw cocoa, which significantly lowers your LDL level. The harmful cholesterol is reduced and the positive HDL level is increased. This is thanks to the extremely high antioxidant content found in our cocoa. They protect the lipoproteins of the skin from oxidation and interaction with free radicals.
A natural source of healthy fats
Contrary to what weight loss programs tell you, your body needs healthy fats to support natural chemical reactions that are essential for resistance, cell growth and a healthy metabolism. .
Love, thoughtfulness & a big goal
One of our main goals of what we do with LEWEL UP is to re-establish conscious consumption within this world. We believe that by consuming good things, we enable our bodies to convert more positive energy. The more of this form of energy there is in the world, the brighter it shines.
Most of us support companies financially that we do not necessarily support morally, ethically or even philosophically. We are actively trying to change this.
Our partners of the 'Cooperativa Cabruca' are strongly focused on co-existence with the natural environment. Located in southern Bahia, Brazil, Cabruca stands for consistently ecological, synergetic, certified, locally acting farmers living nature-loving permaculture along a rich range of natural forest with all its diversity.
They use organic and biodynamic natural processes as well as permaculture principles from cultivation to harvest. This is the reason why the highest quality is also achieved without pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals or chemical fertilizers with intelligent work.
Cabruca is passionate about the conservation of their homeland and is committed to preserving natural, wise crops to protect and increase the remaining 7% of the Atlantic Rainforest.
We decided to bring Cabruca's fine flavor cocoa to the world because we want to carry their mission and intention to bring you the best organic cocoa you can harvest. Hand-picked and produced with passion and love.
How is our cocoa produced?
In constant and direct contact with our partners, we combine ancient wisdom with modern knowledge of cocoa and chocolate production. The fruit is only harvested when it is optimally ripe and brought to nearby certified farmers for fermentation and sun-drying. This essential part of the work enables the so-called alkalization of the natural treasure and activates beneficial components from the inside out.
The seeds ferment for 6-7 days and dry in the sun for 3-4 days. They are then cleaned naturally. Once dried, the beans can also be crushed into nibs. We extract the precious liquor from the nibs using a granite mill.
Does cocoa liquor contain alcohol?
No, it does not. The name correlates to the fact that the beans become liquid (i.e. viscous) during the process in the granite mill.
What makes our cocoa so special?
There is a significant difference between commercial cocoa (and the chocolate made from it) and what we sell and use at LEWEL UP. This has to do with the huge differences in variety, selection, fermentation, roasting and processing that affect the amount of beneficial compounds in the cocoa.
At LEWEL UP, we offer the finest organic certified Brazilian cocoa we can find. The varying conditions and microclimates in different regions of Itacaré, Brazil, have created hundreds of distinctly different flavor profiles. Just as with wine, many regions produce different results from season to season, depending on the variety and climate.
Our very passionate partners at Cabruca spend the whole year roasting and testing cocoa from many different regions in the jungle. They expertly test different roasting temperatures, times and grinds from the best and strongest harvests of the season and taste the top results. They then select and send us the finest of the best cocoas of the year as well as the roast, resulting in the best of the best.
In contrast, some other traders buy cheap cocoa from local impoverished private sources and simply sell it on. We are constantly striving to form close partnerships with ALL of our producers and guarantee more than just fair trade. Our products are made with love and care and packaged in 100 % compostable bags ready for shipment.
Treat yourself and brighten your soul!
More about our products
Natural cocoa nibs raw food quality
All the goodness of our fermented and peeled cocoa beans perfectly chopped!
Consumption recommendation:
All the work is already done for you! Snack on them as they are with your coffee, smoothie, your power muesli or vegan ice cream, trail mix or as a healthy substitute for conventional chocolate and all your matching recipes.
Natural cocoa tea raw food quality
Boil vitalizing cocoa shells (rich in magnesium, fibre and potassium) at least three times on your own stove or over a fire with friends - with the fruity sweet taste of the forest!
Consumption recommendation:
Add a heaped teaspoon of cocoa shells to a cup of your choice and pour hot water over it (with or without tea bags).
Wait 2-7 minutes until all the shells have settled. The longer the better and stronger!
Our tea is also delicious with almond or coconut milk (as you can imagine).
Natural cocoa liquor raw food quality
Cocoa processed naturally from the beans into a solid dark chocolate bar in its purest form and ideal for all kinds of cocoa ceremonies.
Consumption recommendation:
Divide the bar and prepare yourself a festive meal with organic fruit, nuts, cocoa tea and a lot of love, or melt the pieces under moderate heat without boiling with water or plant milk as an addition to muesli.
