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Ignore the Cadmium Warning

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

There is a cadmium warning on it. Several reviews have stated this. However, cadmium naturally occurs in cacao and they are required to put that warning on there by law. Don't let it scare you off. They didn't add anything extra in there and it won't hurt you. People should really do some research before they post uninformed reviews on here and make good products look bad with misinformation.

As for the flavor, it's good. Very chocolatey and velvety smooth. It is cacao, so it's more bitter than cocoa. I use honey and a pinch of sea salt to offset this. I use this for making homemade hot chocolate. I was tired of trying to find brands that didn't use alkalinized cocoa.

I didn't like the closure on the bag. It doesn't seem to work as well as I hoped, but it is serviceable.

Overallm a good product for a good price.

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anatru2021

Contains a know Carcinogen

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018

There is a cadmium warning on this product. Cadmium is a known carcinogen. Look it up. This was conveniently left out of the long list of miraculous health benefits touted on the website. Deceptive and shameful. In the trash it goes.

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John

Ignore the Cadmium Warning

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

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Megan

Cadmium is in ALL chocolate

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021

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So while the product is good, my real reason for the review is too give actual information.

I freaked out a bit from all the reviews saying it contains cadmium, how they threw it out and bought the one from Trader Joes which didn't have that warning... How you should do your research as carcinogens are bad...

So I did my research.

All (real) chocolate has cadmium. Don't take it in excess, but you generally consume safe levels.

Why does it all have cadmium? Well, some have more from the chemicals the growers use, or are too close to certain factories... But most is simply from the soil, especially around areas that have or have had volcanic activity.

Cadmium is bad, yes. But there are safe levels. Please don't rip apart this seller of a chocolate product for containing what chocolate naturally has.

That Trader Joe's cocoa/cacao that didn't have the label? They had cadmium as well. They just weren't open about it like Betterbody was.

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Delicious!

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018

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This is delicious, organic cacao powder. It has a terrific, deep, chocolatey flavor. I have included a recipe I recently developed for vegan, gluten-free brownies made with this cacao powder. They are moist and chewy, as all good brownies should be. I have also included my recipe for no-bake chocolate, coconut cookies. This is a type of cookie I adored in my childhood, and I recently adjusted it to make it vegan and gluten-free.

FUDGY, VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

1/2 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut, ground to powder
1/2 cup rolled oats, ground to powder OR 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour (if you don't care about gluten)
30 gm pitted dates
30 gm dried cherries (optional, but cherries make chocolate flavor more intense as well as adding natural sweetness)
1/2 cup canned pineapple with juice
1 apple, peeled and cored
1 Tbsp. stevia powder (if you don't like stevia, omit it and add more honey or raw sugar, sweetening to taste)
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract (I make my own)
1 Tbsp. cherry extract (I make my own) OR 1 tsp. almond extract (optional, but either cherry or almond extract amplifies the flavor of chocolate and increases the sensation of sweetness)

10 Tbsp. coconut oil
1/4 cup honey OR 1/4 cup raw sugar
3/4 cup cacao powder

Instructions

1. Grind oats (if using oats vs flour) and coconut in food processor.
2. Add dates, cherries, pineapple, apple, stevia and extracts to dry mixture in food processor and puree.
3. Heat coconut oil and honey on medium heat on stove, stirring with whisk.
4. When oil mixture is hot, close to boiling, gradually add into it the cacao powder and the pureed mixture while stirring well with whisk until this becomes a smooth, lump-free paste.
5. Grease a 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 (OR 7 x 9 OR 8 x 8) glass baking dish and pour the batter into it.
6. Bake for 30 minutes in an oven or toaster oven which is set at 325. Brownies are NOT like cake. You bake until the center is still soft and slightly wet and the brownies have begun to pull away from the sides of the baking dish. Brownies should NOT be overcooked.
7. Allow brownies to cool for 10-15 minutes before cutting and serving them so they hold together well.

NO BAKE, VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, CHOCOLATE-COCONUT COOKIES

1 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
1/2 cup canned pineapple with juice
60 gm pitted dates
60 gm dried cherries
1 apple, peeled and cored OR 1/2 cup applesauce
1 Tbsp. stevia powder OR 1/2 cup raw sugar (if you don’t like stevia)
2 Tbsp. vanilla (OR less if you prefer)
1 Tbsp. cherry extract OR 1 tsp. almond extract (optional, but it increases the richness of the chocolate flavor)

3/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup OR 1/4 cup honey

1 cup cacao powder

2 cups unsweetened, shredded coconut
4 rice cakes, crumbled
1 cup vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Grind 1 cup of shredded coconut in food processor until it becomes a coarse powder (this grinding will not be complete until step 2, and it does not have to be a perfect flour-like-consistency of powder, just coarsely ground up).
2. Add pineapple to coconut and continue to grind until coconut is mostly powder.
2. Add dates, cherries, apple, stevia and extracts to mixture in food processor and puree to a smooth paste.
3. Heat coconut oil and maple syrup (OR honey) on medium heat on stove, stirring with whisk.
4. When oil mixture is hot, close to boiling, gradually add into it the cacao powder and the pureed mixture while stirring well with a whisk until the hot mixture becomes a smooth, lump-free paste. Do NOT skip this step! I learned the hard way that if you don’t heat the oil and honey and stir the puree into the hot oil-and-honey mixture, these cookies simply are not the right texture and taste.
5. Stir into the hot mixture the remaining 2 cups of shredded coconut which was not ground up in the food processor. Let the mixture cool.
6. Stir into the cooled chocolate mixture the crumbled rice cakes and the chocolate chips. NOTE: If you stir the chocolate chips into the mixture when it is very hot, they will melt, and you won’t get the wonderful, crunchy taste of unmelted chips in the final form of the cookies.
7. Dip with 1-tablespoon, melon-ball dipper into a container which can easily be stored in the freezer. I have a silicone container with a pop-seal lid that works great. This makes 72 balls, so I use several containers, with wax paper separating layers of cookie balls. These cookies keep well for weeks in the freezer (if they last that long).

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Jami Lee

Tastes great. I'm a bit wary of the warning on ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018

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Tastes great. I'm a bit wary of the warning on the bag about cadmium content. How much cadmium is in this stuff, and what is considered a safe level for daily consumption? Hmmm, I shall need to investigate further prior to reordering.

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Excellent flavor and value - ALMOST a 5-star rating

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020

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This is the 3rd best organic cacao we've ever had, and only barely below our #2 choice. Unfortunately, what we were getting on an Amazon subscription suddenly disappeared from Amazon altogether a month ago. We had to make a last-minute substitution for last month's delivery. This brand was almost equal to what we had been getting before, and to that point it had been THE best we'd ever tried! This brand also has almost zero bitterness. My wife can actually eat it and enjoy it by the spoonful, I'm not QUITE there yet - but it's definitely not particularly bitter, nor is there any strong aftertaste.

My wife mixes it with some berries and cream as part of her keto diet, and loves it! I use it in a wonderful smoothie that I make for an entire meal for myself. I would have preferred the other brand we'd been getting, but would have been entirely satisfied with this if it was the best we could find.

So why is this not 2nd best with the previous product as our top choice? Actually, until 48 hours ago, it WAS. But when our previous choice didn't come back into the inventory on Amazon after our last subscription order, I did more research and decided to try one other brand just in case it was at least equal to our previous favorite. However, I had no hesitation at leaving this brand in our monthly Amazon subscription plan.

The new product I ordered just to try out, arrived two days ago and it beats any previous cacao powder we've ever tried - including the one we had previously been getting on the subscription. Comparison-wise (hoping this doesn't violate an Amazon review policy), I'm going to mention the new brand we just received and have had the pleasure of trying (I'm about to go review it as well). What we just got two days ago is the Viva Naturals organic cacao powder with the Crillo beans. We've never tasted anything that good before.

BUT - this review is about the Better Body Foods product - and it's a highly satisfactory product and one we'd get again if we couldn't get our previous brand that's no longer available (assuming we'd never received and tried the Viva Naturals brand). All three are superior to anything we've tried in the past, and the difference between our #2 and #3 is so slight as to be of little significance. If I could rate this as a "5-" and the Viva Naturals a "5+" I'd do so. Purchase this brand and you won't be sorry.

COMMENT: I'm tired of seeing the 1-star ratings that seriously downgrade products based on California food standards. The chances of getting superior cacao without what California wants to scare people into entirely avoiding is almost zero due to the soils in which the very best cacao is grown. If you want lower quality cacao that is now being farmed in Africa, fine - that's a personal choice. But don't totally trash a great cacao that is grown where it was naturally and originally supposed to grow, simply because of a natural process whereby the elements in the earth become part of the plant. Food safety is a legitimate issue, but making it a radical political agenda isn't. [Soapbox/OFF]

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Elizabeth Hamel

Cacao Powder

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018

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It gives a nice choc taste and I use less then it recommends as I am not a huge chocolate lover, it seems to enhance my energy when I use it in
my smoothies. I love it when I get the craves for sweet and fix myself a black cherry smoothie and add the cacao, since I cant overdue on the black cherries either.Its been working for me, I even use in the spinach and kale ones. Try it you wont be disappointed. It only takes tablespoon or so to make the difference.

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Ms CB

Best cacao flavor

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022

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I use it in my cocoa. Extra chocolaty. Use a whisk instead of a spoon. I've see other comments where they say it's difficult to blend. Use the whisk between your palms and rub back and forth. Gently. Blends quickly. No lumps.

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K. Beach

Cacao Bliss

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2022

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After reading an article on loving your liver I decided to try a recipe that called for green tea, cacao powder and honey. I had a hard time imagining that it would be good but thought I would give it a try. This powder is delicious. It tasted like rich chocolate heaven and I didn’t even miss the milk that would normally be in hot chocolate. I will order the powder again!

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KCurley

My favorite unsweetened cocoa powder!

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020

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Whatever you use this product in-baking, or adding to hot cocoa mix, or your favorite coffee, I recommend this product. I first bought this item at Costco. I add it to my Cafe D'Vita Cappuccino Mocha Mix. It gives it a more creamy, smooth flavor. Plus, when I measure out my coffee per cup, I substitute a small portion (2 teaspoons worth at least!) of the coffee with the cocoa powder. I haven't had the opportunity to do any baking with this product yet. But, I'm betting brownies and cakes will taste much better using this particular cocoa powder!

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Jose Hernandez

Smooth, consistent flavor

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020

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I use a heaping teaspoon of this Organic Cacao powder added to the second cup of my coffee every morning. I've read that cacao is a good source of antioxidants, and since our health is the most valuable thing we have, it's worth using for that simple promise of increased health benefits. It's flavorless, in the sense that it's not like the store-bought chocolate bars one is used to. It really doesn't change the flavor of my coffee much since I drink it black anyway. Oh, I also add one or two tablespoons of organic EVOO to the same cup of coffee. Hard to say any more about such a "mundane" product. But the quality and consistency seems good.

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