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Ask the Chocolate Girl: Where can I buy cocoa beans?

Monday, May 25, 2009 at 11:02AM
Posted by Registered CommenterValerie Beck

Tourguests have asked: Where do we get the delicious cocoa beans we hand out on the tours?



We love letting people know how chocolate goes from bean to bar, as well as about the history of the cocoa bean and chocolate production, so if you take a Chicago Chocolate Tour you'll get to try raw organic cocoa beans. Some of our Tourguests have asked where we get them: Whole Foods sometimes carries them, and we order them from Nuts Online. Tell them Chicago Chocolate Tours sent you!

http://www.nutritiondietshealth.com/diet/cocoa-for-better-brain-blood-flow/

Cocoa beans - the seed of the fruit of the cocoa tree - are loaded with vitamins, iron, and magnesium, and they give you a great feeling of alertness and satisfaction. You can chop them and sprinkle them onto your morning oatmeal, blend them into smoothies, bake them into chocolate chip cookies, and more.

Enjoy!

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