Guest guest Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Positive Greetings Family! Yes, the vast majority of Cacao being marketed is fermented. This is true. Yet, we must not hate against "raw" cacao beans. It is documented to be an heirloom food. We aught to take special note of where it is being grown in the wild. Also, think for just a moment. At what temperature do we think sundried and sun-cured foods reach from direct tropical sunlight during this process? Realistically, it is going to kiss 100 degrees Fahrenheit and often exceed this point. Since the Sun alone is doing it, the cacao beans are still pronounced raw. There is more for those who(m) want to delve even further. Conclusively, yes you can enjoy truly Raw cacao beans [seeds]. You just have to be evermore vigilant and savvy with Internet sourcing. ----- Also, stay Positive family. We must hault on offering each other and ourselves deminishing returns. Think expansively and always on the Next & the Now! Be a Bliss & Blessings creator evermore. With Light! ~Rezz DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Thank you, Rezz. Your simple explanation makes perfect sense to me. I can only speak from firsthand knowledge, with all due respect to Dr. Graham, for whom I have the utmost respect. As a recovering chocoholic, so to speak, who developed several dental cavities in my formative (teenage) years, then easily learning to enjoy the taste of carob as a replacement, when I first tried so-called "raw" cacao, I was really apathetic about it. However, after I tried it a few times, the taste grew on me like a rock singer or actor who didn't impress me at first, but I later learned to appreciate. I have never felt any side effects, including stimulant, from eating fermented cacao, whether whole beans or nibs (which I prefer), nor have I ever felt any addiction to it. I've never experienced a headache from eating moderate amounts of it due to the caffeine & theobromine. Some raw foodists such as David Wolfe have claimed these & other psychoactive chemicals are neutral in their raw form. I can attest to this likely theory (hopefully empirical fact) due to my lack of counterindications. OTOH, whenever I ate M & M's, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Reese's Pieces or other popular chocolate candy, I always felt a buzz, followed by a splitting headache that easily lasted for hours. I found it very addictive, but fortunately, I don't think I have a very addictive personality profile. Most of my addictions (if I have them) tend to be emotional, not physical, and their solutions are not chemically based, but simply from human emotional warmth. It's entirely possible that extreme amounts of raw cacao can produce similar chemical effects to those of the cooked variety, but I believe moderation of anything relatively beneficial is always the key. Nothing is ever good for your body in excess IMHO. I don't consume cacao every day, but every few days & I know how to avoid it when I'm not in the mood to use it in a recipe, such as a smoothie. I can live with or without it, but I enjoy the taste of the nibs without going overboard. If the FDA and other government agencies with the essential financial & scientific resources would get their act together, perhaps we might develop a comprehensive body of reliable knowledge, notwithstanding FDA's vested interest in the profit margin of the pharmaceutical industry. They have the power to provide sorely needed information if they do their jobs. Namaste, David The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than blacks were made for whites or women for men." --Alice Walker, Forward to "The Dreaded Comparison" by Marjorie Spiegel"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country."--Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, 1908 Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact Listhttp://mail.netscape.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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