START HERE! Ceremonial Cacao Starter Packs
Not sure which variety to choose? Or never tried whole bean cacao before, as opposed to cacao powder?
Try 85g bags* of two, three, four or all five of our award-winning varieties (subject to seasonal availability) so you can let your taste buds decide which one is for you. You’ll be sampling some of the highest quality single origin cacao in the world, in its purest form.
Our international award-winning range includes (subject to seasonal availability)
- Our best selling Karkar Island Ceremonial Cacao
- Our potent and bold Mexican Ceremonial Cacao
- Our premium homegrown Daintree Ceremonial Cacao
- Our smoky and unique Solomon Islands Ceremonial Cacao
- Our brand new powerful yet smooth Peruvian Ceremonial Cacao
*An 85g bag contains 3-7 serves, depending on your chosen dose!
Cacao Contains Caffeine: Soma Cacao contains between 17 - 45mg caffeine per standard 25g serve (the equivalent of a cup of weak black tea). For more info, visit this page.
Note: There's a small chance your cacao may melt during transit. Rest assured, it's still perfectly fine—just let it solidify at room temperature (or in the fridge if it's hot) and chop it up. Many brands sell cacao this way; we simply shave it for your convenience. :)
The Mayans called cacao “the food of the gods”. Along with its rich history of ritualistic and medicinal use, cacao’s crown jewel is theobromine: a gentle, long lasting stimulant that energises us like caffeine, without punishing us with brain-fog and jittery hands later in the day. It’s also rich in essential minerals and produces mood-boosting bioactive compounds - dopamine, serotonin, anandamide (the 'bliss molecule') and P.E.A, an antidepressant also known as the 'love drug'.
For more health benefits including scientific sources, visit our cacao benefits page.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2-3 Tbs Soma Cacao
- 110 mL hot water
- 50 mL milk (we like oat milk)
- 1-2 tsps sweetener (honey, coconut sugar, or maple syrup work great)
METHOD:
Blend all ingredients together using a blender, milk-frother, or whisk. Inhale, sip slowly, and savour!
Cacao powder (or cocoa powder) has undergone intensive processing to extract cacao butter from the paste. This leaves the cacao chalkier and more insipid, and also reduces the fat content, which is vital for the transmission of the neuro-active substances. Studies have proven the widely used method to produce cocoa powder (dutch-processing) significantly decreases the levels of compounds with positive physiological effects.
Our cacao contains the entire cacao bean (excluding the husk/shell). We add nothing, we take nothing away, maintaining the highest concentration of antioxidants, essential minerals, and bliss-inducing compounds.
As an energy source cacao feels more gentle, long-lasting and smooth, while coffee is intense, fast-acting and short-lived. This is because caffeine is a nervous system stimulant, and it produces cortisol, the stress hormone, which can lead to the jitters and anxiety. By contrast, cacao's active ingredient, theobromine, reduces cortisol. This helps us to relax. Cacao also stimulates the cardiovascular system, and opens our blood vessels. This helps blood flow more freely, sends more oxygen through the body, and lowers our blood pressure. We’ve elaborated on this in a recent blog post.
Ceremonial Cacao refers to a premium, pure cacao that is ethically sourced from small family-run sustainable farms.
Ceremonial cacao is made from a single ingredient, whole cacao beans, with nothing added or removed. This is what distinguishes is from cacao powder: a product that has the highly prized cacao butter removed.
Our cacao is minimally processed to retain the highest concentration of antioxidants, bliss-inducing compounds and essential minerals.
Our sourcing methods disrupt the commodity cacao supply chain, which notoriously cuts corners and is notoriously corrupt.
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Customer Reviews
My favourite is the Daintree.
I find it easy to make and a good coffee replacement
The variety pack allowed me to get a taste of three different cacoas. My favourite so far definitely is Peruvian and Mexican.
I'm new to the cacao experience but I'm very glad this is where I started. I think I preferred the Peruvian blend but I am looking forward to trying all of them. I definitely needed honey as a sweetener and the recipie provided is a great place to start for sure. I'll definitely be purchasing more. Thanks guys!
I researched for a very long time after my supplier started charging huge amounts for shipping. I went back and forth and finally landed here. I got the taster pack and have loved the Peruvian and Mexican blends the most (am rebuying) and thoroughly enjoyed trying the others. A wonderful business that is easy to deal with, order from and has very high quality ingredients. Thank you!!!
So far I’ve really enjoyed all the cacao and it’s helped me look forward to getting out of bed in the morning. I like all of the three types and have been rotating them so it’s fun to take note of the flavour differences.
Loved this product. So easy to make and the taste is wonderful - I’m using it as a mid-afternoon drink to stave off that slump and sugar craving time.
Will definitely purchase more.
Soma Cacao is pure lush. It’s rich, smooth, and makes slowing down feel so easy. It's my new fave self-love ritual!
We have been moving through each pack slowly to get a feel for each variety. The cacao is truly remarkable, I've never tasted anything so soothing, rich and decadent. The tasting packs are a fantastic way to explore the range. Highly recommended!
Sometimes you just connect. You sip …and taste something so delicious, it needs little additions. And, your life changes forever. That’s what happened for me when I tried the delicious silky Soma cacao. Thank you 😊
I decided to try this since I was looking for an alternative as a "reward" drink for the end of the workday... trying to cut back on alcohol, and the 0% stuff wasn't doing it for me. I wanted something that actually felt luxurious and indulgent. Soma cacao fit the bill wonderfully. Now my husband really loves it too, and we have a little ritual of each of us having a little cup before bedtime (it relaxes / calms rather than acting like caffeine; but then again we have non-standard reactions to caffeine like a lot of ADHD folk - IYKYK).
It was really fun going through the pack to figure out our favourites, they're all so different! The variety in tastes is also very welcome in our household since sometimes it's a Mexican day, sometimes it's a Peruvian one. If you're on the fence... I know it's expensive, but it's worth it.