raw chocolate - what's it all about?

Raw chocolate is made from sun drying cacao beans and cold-pressing them at less than 46°C. The cold-pressing method retains a lot more nutrients than roasting the beans does in the making of conventional chocolate. Raw chocolate is rich in natural anti-oxidants, minerals and healthy phyto-chemicals - including, magnesium, calcium, sulfur, zinc, iron, copper, potassium, and manganese. Plus vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B9 & E.
It's hard to describe the difference between raw and conventional chocolate, if you haven't tried both. In terms of flavour, raw chocolate is more intense and earthy. But that only partially describes the wonders of raw chocolate. Just try some.
These raw cacao beans are from La Iguana, a Costa Rican organic farm and social enterprise, courtesy of my friend Fan.