Tag: Sustainable cacao

While cacao plants do not absorb lead from the soil, studies have documented the presence of lead in cacao beans, which primarily happens through external, post-harvest contamination. Environmental dust and soil particles adhere to the beans as they are dried outdoors.

Traces of cacao use date back over 5,300 years to ancient South America, long before its discovery by European explorers. But what is so special about cacao that has captivated cultures for millennia and earned it the title 'food of the gods'?