START HERE! Ceremonial Cacao Starter Pack
Not sure which variety to choose? Or never tried whole bean cacao before, as opposed to cacao powder?
Try 85g bags* of two, three or all four of our award-winning varieties 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:
- Our best selling Karkar Island Ceremonial Cacao
- Our potent and bold Mexican Ceremonial Cacao
- Our premium homegrown Daintree Cacao
- Our smoky and unique Solomon Islands Cacao
*An 85g bag contains 3-7 serves, depending on your chosen dose!
Note: Cacao contains between 35-70mg caffeine per standard 25g serve (the equivalent of a cup of weak black tea).
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
Hello lovely people
I’ve bought and rather enjoyed reasonably good quality cacao powder elsewhere but your product is another level of experience altogether.
The texture is creamy whereas the powder always retains a hint of grittiness.
The flavour holds more nuance so that each sip is worth savouring.
When I first tried the starter pack I experimented a bit (dairy milk, honey) but in the end I followed your instructions almost to the letter. Now I make it with oat milk and no sugar and beat it with a little flat bottomed whisk.
It’s a meal in itself.
I love the cacao from each origin and like that they are all slightly different.
They are all insanely good.
Coffee turns me into me a loquacious, frenetic, tachycardic insomniac but Soma cacao delivers a gentle mood boost with no resultant let down.
Nevertheless it is definitely a morning drink for me.
Thanks and well done with a great, if frightfully expensive, product.
Have replaced coffee with this delicious creamy chocolatey drink.
My favourite was the Mexican, about to order a bigger bag
I love the cacao, soooo tasty! I ordered a starter pack and both Mexian and Daintree are yummy! Highly recommend!
This was my first time trying cacao and I am hooked! I find I only need a couple of heaped teaspoons, I mix it up to a smooth paste with a splash of hot water. Then I add a teaspoon of honey and hot milk yum! It's like the best cocoa from childhood but with all the health benefits and a little caffiene pick me up :)
Rich and deep flavoured cocoa. Absolutely delicious! Love the Mexican flavour
II have loved all three cacao products each offering a different taste sensation.
I gave up coffee a month ago and to have found this healthy alternative has completed my morning ritual.
I got the Soma Cocoa starter pack.. because I didn’t know where to start! Needless to say all the cocoa’s are delicious, I particularly love the Daintree. It has also helped me cut down on my coffee consumption during my pregnancy which is quite a leap for me! So Thankyou for helping me choose a healthy alternative which helps me feel great! Xo
Tastes great!
I've tried several different brands of Cacao and Soma will now be my go to!
I moved to cacao during my health reset phase, slowly cutting out my caffeine addiction (3-4 cups!) and replacing it with a more mindful practice of cacao. I have ordered many varieties and types from various places over the months and none have been quite as delicious, rich and effective to help me curb the cravings for coffee like this brand of Cacao. I love the companies ethos, info on the website and enjoy the luxurious texture and taste. I will often mix between a few varieties depending on my mood and tastes. On my second order now, no more coffee daily for me (except for occasional cafe brekkie dates as they don’t usually serve cacao). I have finally found The One!
