Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hi Andrea! I have loved this mouth discussion by the way. Very informative! I don't know what sweeteners Xocai used in the past, but the chocolate is now all natural--it is sweetened with raw cane juice. The drink, however, is sweetened with a sugar alcohol, erithritol, which I personally think is a safe alternative for diabetics from what I know about it. Others feel differently about it, so each to his/her own. I would never ingest something artificial (I am kind of a stickler about what I eat!), nor would I ever recommend anything artificial to anyone else. Just wanted to clarify this misinformation, as Xocai is in fact, a raw, healthy chocolate, and is an incredible medicine, at least for asthmatics/allergy folks like myself (now an asthmatic in recovery!) Wondering if anyone out there has used raw cacao nibs medicinally in their practice, and what experience you all have had? I have only used XOcai, but assume the raw cacao nibs would have all the same benefits. (except the oxalic acid is problematic, so I cannot use except occasionally as it flares interstitial Cystitis for me, whereas Xocai has not done this) Thanks everyone for all your input, I love learning from this group! Chinese Medicine , Andrea Beth Damsky < wrote: > > Hi , > > I also looked into becoming a distributor for Xocai - I was turned off, however, by the artificial sweeteners. So much for " healthy " chocolate! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 When I checked the ingredients earlier this year, sorbitol was used. And cane sugar (sugar) too. Andrea Beth Traditional Oriental Medicine Happy Hours in the CALM Center 753 N. Main Street, Suite C-1 Cottonwood, AZ 86326 (928) 274-1373 --- On Tue, 7/22/08, wrote: gum and boneloss, xocai Chinese Medicine Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 3:44 PM Hi Andrea! I have loved this mouth discussion by the way. Very informative! I don't know what sweeteners Xocai used in the past, but the chocolate is now all natural--it is sweetened with raw cane juice. The drink, however, is sweetened with a sugar alcohol, erithritol, which I personally think is a safe alternative for diabetics from what I know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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