Cacao Ritual

No. 100% describes the ingredients, not the amount of cocoa butter. Full-fat KAICAO retains its cocoa butter and makes a richer drink. Goodnow Farms is a powder produced when cocoa butter is pressed out and also works in baking, porridge or yoghurt. Both are pure cacao, but a spoonful of one may behave differently from a spoonful of the other in a recipe.

Follow the instructions for your particular blend. The directions for 100% KAICAO specify 20 g in approximately 200 ml of hot water or a plant-based drink; Cacao + Grass Fed Collagen uses 10 g in 250 ml. Mix the powder with a little liquid first, then add the rest and whisk. For blends, also follow the recommended daily amount on the packaging.

It depends on the recipe. Cacao + Grass Fed Collagen contains bovine collagen, while Sleep Prep contains buttermilk and casein, both milk ingredients. Mixing these blends with water does not make them vegan. With pure cacao and plant-based blends, also check the trace-allergen warnings: KAICAO, for example, lists possible traces of milk, nuts and sesame.

Cacao naturally contains caffeine and theobromine. If caffeine affects your sleep, have cacao earlier in the day. A blend containing reishi or bearing an evening-themed name is not automatically caffeine-free. For a caffeine-free drink, take a look at Greek mountain tea in the Coffee and tea category.

Keep the packaging tightly closed and use a dry scoop. Protect cacao from sunlight, moisture and heat near the cooker. The time to use it after opening differs between blends: Cacao + Reishi specifies two months and Cacao + Grass Fed Collagen three months. KAICAO specifies storage at or below 18 °C. Write the opening date on the pack and follow its instructions.