Cocoa beans are the fruit of the cocoa tree. Although many people have never seen them, they have definitely tasted chocolate or cocoa drinks made from cocoa beans, and they taste very good. We can also use cocoa beans to make chocolate ourselves. Cocoa beans are rich in minerals and have very good antioxidant capacity. Eating them in moderation is good for the body, especially chocolate with a relatively high cocoa content.

Can cocoa beans be made into chocolate?

Prepare some cocoa beans, milk, sugar, and cocoa butter. Add an appropriate amount of water to the steamer to heat it. Place the bowl on the steamer. Add sugar, cocoa butter and cocoa bean powder, keep stirring until it becomes a paste, then add appropriate amount of milk and stir evenly. When it thickens again, cool it and put it in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. Take it out, heat it again and melt it, add some spices you like, pour it into the mold, and let it cool naturally, the chocolate is ready.

How much chocolate can be made from cocoa beans?

One pound of cocoa beans can make about 300 grams of chocolate. The production process requires more than 20 steps. The production of some high-quality chocolate may take up to 120 hours to stir the cocoa paste, making the entire process time-consuming and laborious. Of all the ways to prepare and consume cocoa beans, dark chocolate is the healthiest for the heart, but adding milk to chocolate (such as milk chocolate) greatly reduces the benefits of the beans.

What are the benefits of cocoa beans?

1. Cocoa beans have miraculous healing properties and are often considered one of nature’s best medicines.

2. Cocoa beans have extremely high antioxidant capacity, and their ORAC index (a measure of antioxidant capacity) is very high.

3. The ORAC index of unprocessed cocoa beans is higher than that of well-known foods with strong antioxidant capabilities such as acai berries, spinach, and blueberries. Its high antioxidant capacity protects our heart and prevents cell damage, making us feel younger both externally and internally.

4. Cocoa beans contain oleic acid, which can lower cholesterol.

5. Cocoa beans contain magnesium, which can promote the body’s absorption and metabolism of calcium and protein synthesis. It can also alleviate or prevent heart failure, hypertension, osteoporosis, diabetes and even menstrual syndrome.

6. Cocoa beans also contain a variety of minerals, such as iron, copper, calcium, potassium and zinc.