Unprocessed sugar free no additives vegan friendly cacao nibs are pieces of raw pure cacao bean from an evergreen tree which grows naturally in tropical climates around the world it is well known as the basic ingredient in chocolate cacao has for centuries been central to diets in its native areas and once proclaimed as the food of the gods by the ancient aztecs rich in magnesium protein iron calcium fibre potassium and antioxidants cacao nibs have a strong aroma and