Cocoa has been cultivated in Central America for millenia, revered by cultures around the world for it's power as a super-food. From its birthplace in the caribbean comes our Conuco Reserve 100% Organic Cocoa powder. Our cocoa powder is for use in any dish using chocolate or for adding your own chocolate twist to commmon recipes. Don't forget about chocolate drinks too! Our cocoa is non-dutched (non-alkalized) and a raw powder from the cacao bean, so it contains even higher levels of flavonoids, proven to destroy cancer causing free radicals, and theobromine which is a proven aphrodesiac and mood lifter. Grown in the sun-drenched caribbean (the genetic origin of the cacao tree), our cacao is grown by a cooperative of small home farms in a traditional Dominican style, with machete. Net Weight is 1 lb. (16 ounces) Our favorite uses: Hot Cocoa Gourmet coffees and espresso drinks Chicken mole negro Flavored whipped creams Organic milkshakes Double chocolate mousse cake