ABOUT OUR ASHANINKA CACAO

• Our rich, dark organic Asháninka cacao is made from the Criollo cacao bean in Peru. 

• Try blending it into a warm, nourishing drink that calms your heart and uplifts your spirits. 

• It’s also delicious in desserts, smoothies and energy balls and can even bring a velvety depth to savoury sauces, soups and stews.

• A 500g bag can last about one month depending on usage.

• We suggest consuming around 20-25g cacao a day to nourish your body and brighten your mood.

• A 42g dose is recommended for ceremonies and rituals such as shamanic journeys. 

• Our Asháninka cacao is lovingly hand packaged by our team in London in fully recyclable 200g & 500g bags. 

 ABOUT THE ASHÁNINKA TRIBE

Asháninka land is in the rainforests of the lower Amazon basin in Peru. The Asháninka are known historically to be fiercely independent. They are striving to keep their cultural and environmental heritage despite pressure from the modernisation of the outside world. They live a lifestyle of subsistence but the forest they live in is under threat, particularly from illegal logging, palm oil production, and Coca growing for cocaine production.

Cacao is a vital crop for the Asháninka because it is best operated within a co-operative, which is perfect for the communal living of the tribe, provides protection of their land, they can promote organic and traditional farming methods and is a cash crop so that they can maintain their economic independence and sovereignty.

ASHÁNINKA vs TSATSAYAKU CACAO

Asháninka cacao is rich, deep and indulgent: it may be better suited to those who already have experience drinking cacao, but it really depends on you! We find Asháninka cacao slightly heavier and more bitter than Tsatsayaku cacao, which has a lighter, smoother taste. The differences are subtle, but if you drink cacao regularly you may start to notice these distinctions in flavour, texture and how the cacao affects your meditation or shamanic journey. Each cacao has its own personality and it's just a matter of taste as to which cacao medicine suits you best! :) If you’ve never tried either cacao, why not start with our taster pack to see which one you prefer?

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF ASHÁNINKA CACAO

SHIPPING

• We aim to ship our cacao out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using Royal Mail using Royal Mail tracked 48 or 24.

• If you have any enquiries about your order including timings or tracking, please contact Rosi on orders@ritualcacao.co.uk.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS

• We suggest ordering up to 1.5kg per order to make delivery cost efficient: when ordering more than 1.5kg, the postage cost rises significantly.

• Please include your mobile number at check out.

• International deliveries can take anywhere between 1 - 4 weeks to arrive.

OUR PACKAGING

• Fully compostable (including ziplock)

• 100% biodegradable

• Made from renewable materials