Product description cacao is the natural raw product used to produce chocolate and has been consumed in its raw state for centuries for its nutritional benefits our criollo cacao powder is 100 raw and organically grown on the theobroma cacao tree in peru the pods are picked and broken to expose the cacao bean the white cacao beans are removed from the pod and fermented in baskets for 7 days until they turn brown the beans are spread to dry naturally washed and further dried to loosen the