START HERE! Ceremonial Cacao Starter Packs
Not sure which variety to choose? Or never tried whole bean cacao before, as opposed to cacao powder?
Try 85g bags* of two, three, four or all five of our award-winning varieties (subject to seasonal availability) so you can let your taste buds decide which one is for you. You’ll be sampling some of the highest quality single origin cacao in the world, in its purest form.
Our international award-winning range includes (subject to seasonal availability)
- Our best selling Karkar Island Ceremonial Cacao
- Our potent and bold Mexican Ceremonial Cacao
- Our premium homegrown Daintree Ceremonial Cacao
- Our smoky and unique Solomon Islands Ceremonial Cacao
- Our brand new powerful yet smooth Peruvian Ceremonial Cacao
*An 85g bag contains 3-7 serves, depending on your chosen dose!
Note 1: Soma Cacao contains between 17-45mg caffeine per standard 25g serve (the equivalent of a cup of weak black tea). For more info, visit this page.
Note 2: There is a very small chance your cacao will melt on its way to you, and arrive as a solid mass. Rest assured that this cacao is still perfectly okay - you just need to solidify it at room temperature (or in the fridge if it’s hot) and chop it up again. Many brands sell the cacao as a solid mass/block anyway, we just shave it to make your experience more convenient :)
The Mayans called cacao “the food of the gods”. Along with its rich history of ritualistic and medicinal use, cacao’s crown jewel is theobromine: a gentle, long lasting stimulant that energises us like caffeine, without punishing us with brain-fog and jittery hands later in the day. It’s also rich in essential minerals and produces mood-boosting bioactive compounds - dopamine, serotonin, anandamide (the 'bliss molecule') and P.E.A, an antidepressant also known as the 'love drug'.
For more health benefits including scientific sources, visit our cacao benefits page.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2-3 Tbs Soma Cacao
- 110 mL hot water
- 50 mL milk (we like oat milk)
- 1-2 tsps sweetener (honey, coconut sugar, or maple syrup work great)
METHOD:
Blend all ingredients together using a blender, milk-frother, or whisk. Inhale, sip slowly, and savour!
Cacao powder (or cocoa powder) has undergone intensive processing to extract cacao butter from the paste. This leaves the cacao chalkier and more insipid, and also reduces the fat content, which is vital for the transmission of the neuro-active substances. Studies have proven the widely used method to produce cocoa powder (dutch-processing) significantly decreases the levels of compounds with positive physiological effects.
Our cacao contains the entire cacao bean (excluding the husk/shell). We add nothing, we take nothing away, maintaining the highest concentration of antioxidants, essential minerals, and bliss-inducing compounds.
As an energy source cacao feels more gentle, long-lasting and smooth, while coffee is intense, fast-acting and short-lived. This is because caffeine is a nervous system stimulant, and it produces cortisol, the stress hormone, which can lead to the jitters and anxiety. By contrast, cacao's active ingredient, theobromine, reduces cortisol. This helps us to relax. Cacao also stimulates the cardiovascular system, and opens our blood vessels. This helps blood flow more freely, sends more oxygen through the body, and lowers our blood pressure. We’ve elaborated on this in a recent blog post.
Ceremonial Cacao refers to a premium, pure cacao that is ethically sourced from small family-run sustainable farms.
Ceremonial cacao is made from a single ingredient, whole cacao beans, with nothing added or removed. This is what distinguishes is from cacao powder: a product that has the highly prized cacao butter removed.
Our cacao is minimally processed to retain the highest concentration of antioxidants, bliss-inducing compounds and essential minerals.
Our sourcing methods disrupt the commodity cacao supply chain, which notoriously cuts corners and is notoriously corrupt.
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Customer Reviews
Purchased the starter pack and have only tried 2 so far. Enjoying the soothing taste. Highly recommend. Will be a returning customer for sure.
Truly exceptional pure cacao. And such a treat to be able to taste and compare the flavours from 5 places across the world. Thank you for providing this Soma!
I love these delicious cacao drinks, such a wonderful calming treat. I will be purchasing again.
I love the dark and savoury nature of the chocolate and often add it to coffee to make a mocha, as well as drinking it purely as chocolate. The buying process was easy and the chocolate quickly delivered.
I enjoyed the Peruvian most and really appreciate the tips and hints online to make the experience even better.
Tasted good, my partner preferred the Peruvian type. Didn’t get any kind of energy/mood boost from it through.
I bought two sample packs of cacao, the Peruvian and the Karkar Island. Both are delicious, but I think the Peruvian is my favourite. I also purchased a blender and some Maca powder, they also are good. I think I have mastered exactly how I like my Cacao, I put a little coconut sugar and cinnamon in and my favourite The Alternative Dairy Co oat milk and a pinch of salt, perfection 👌also, I have appreciated the supportive emails, to help me along the way.
Christine
After treating myself to my first pack recently - I've now investing in the blender, a mug, a starter pack and the tea - to fully immerse myself in and explore the full range of Soma Coca offerings. Delightful!
I bought the duo starter pack. Karkar & the Peruvian ceremonial cacao. So easy to brew and so delicious. Even my sweet tooth daughter loves them.
Before this I was using Cacao Powder from the grocery store, and I’ll never be going back, Soma Cacao it’s much more tasty and enjoyable! I didn’t know what I was missing!
