What is true "ceremonial grade" cacao and what makes KAKAO Unique?

To learn more about ceremonial-grade cacao, we recommend our 2-hour Cacao Workshop and the 3-day online immersion with the Spirit of Cacao under "Trainings" in the top menu.

Also available: The most recent podcast interview Makenzie did that covers Cacao's science, benefits, usage in daily life and a bit about the KAKAO story.


What is "ceremonial grade cacao?"


1) The WHOLE bean is used - nothing removed, nothing added.

2) Stone ground only, with no heavy machinery, tempering or conching.

2) Native & heirloom varieties as opposed to commodity/hybridized strains that supply over 95% of the commercial chocolate industry. KAKAO has close, direct-trade relationships to the farmers, communities and indigenous families involved with cultivating this beautiful plant medicine in Peru, Guatemala and Colombia.

3) Made with intention and operated as a not-for-profit with service-based core values.

 

To learn more about ceremonial-grade cacao, watch this info-packed TWO HOUR WORKSHOP held by our Founder, Makenzie.

Read more about our not-for-profit mission & sourcing standards here.