Creamed Honey & Crushed Cocoa Beans

Creamed Honey with Crushed Cocoa Beans & Cocoa Powder

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), and especially its seeds, called cocoa beans, contains a variety of minerals, such as iron, chromium, zinc and potassium. Cocoa beans are a very rich source of magnesium, which helps to protect the heart, and the polyphenols contained in their skin are beneficial for the circulatory system. Magnesium is good for the brain, boosting its efficiency and negating effects of stress. It also exhibits antidepressant-like properties and naturally improve your mood. Cocoa beans are reach in antioxidants. These substances protect the body's cells frmo free radicals, which cause many dangerous ilnesses (e.g. tumours and vascular diseases). Raw cocoa has twice as much antioxidant content as red wine. It also contains phenetylamine, commonly known as the "love drug".