Cocoa beans are the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree, native to Central and South America.

Cocoa beans do not contain sugar, but are an excellent source of protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamins B, C and E. The very high content of magnesium in cocoa beans increase the strength of heart muscle, decrease blood clotting, regulate blood pressure and reduce the formation of blood clots and strokes. Magnesium raises the level of alkalinity in the body, which helps in detoxification.

Raw cocoa has 4 times more antioxidants than dark chocolate and 20 times more than blueberries.

Cocoa beans also contain serotonin, tryptophan, anandamide, dopamine, PEA - that is, all those hormones that have a positive effect on the chemistry of our brain because they allow greater circulation of serotonin and other neurotransmitters in the brain.

Tryptophan is an antidepressant amino acid and plays an important role in the production of serotonin, an anti-stress neurotransmitter that reduces anxiety and increases our resistance to stress.

Of all the natural foods available, cocoa beans have the highest concentration of antioxidants, revealed in medical studies as being very stable and easy to take up by the human body, reaching the target cells in a maximum of 30 minutes.