Eathica chocolate 100% Peru cocoa. A dark chocolate with 100% pure origin cocoa. Sugar zero. 100% recyclable sustainable packaging It is an Organic dark chocolate with 100% cocoa from Peru, with an intense flavor and fruity notes and from Organic and Fair Trade farming. This cocoa is produced by the Alto Urubumba Fair Trade organization and also processed in Peru by Norandino. With the purchase of this tablet you are helping to transform the lives of 1,000 families from the Norandino and Alto Urubamba cooperatives in Peru. Producers in the area have worked to preserve native varieties in danger of extinction due to the rapid expansion of hybrid varieties. Additionally, thanks to the support of small rural producers committed to their environment, we protect animals such as the Andean bear. Benefits of good organic cocoa Cocoa is a source of fiber (provides 33 g/100 g) and contains vitamins B2 and B3, and minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium and phosphorus. It also contains other non-nutrient compounds, such as caffeine and theobromine, which exert a stimulating effect on the central nervous system. More benefits for producing communities. Cocoa is currently a very valuable product subject to great speculative movements in the market. Approximately 50 million people around the world depend directly and indirectly on cocoa cultivation and the majority live in very precarious conditions, due to the imbalance that exists in the control of the different phases of cocoa production (harvesting, cocoa grinding and chocolate making). Fair Trade, by guaranteeing a fair payment not subject to the market and a premium, gives small producers greater autonomy and capacity for development, but Ethiquable and Ideas have gone further with this new project that comes to life in eathica chocolates: The producer group's control of the fermentation and drying of the cocoa beans is guaranteed and investment is made so that the transformation of the beans into cocoa paste is carried out at origin, by these same producers. Something non-existent in the cocoa sector, since the conventional practice is to export untreated cocoa beans. It has built its own factory to manufacture the tablets in a rural area of ​​France. The polyphenols in cocoa contribute to modifying the intestinal flora by increasing beneficial bacteria, such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, and decreasing the presence of bacteroids, clostridia and staphylococci, which are behind the development of obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Polyphenols would strengthen the immune system which, in turn, has an impact on the prevention of diabetes and pathologies related to neurodegenerative processes. There is scientific research in which it has been proven that flavonoids can have a positive effect on factors that intervene in cardiovascular health: They help restore the flexibility of the arteries and prevent leukocytes from sticking to the walls of blood vessels, thus playing a preventive role in atherosclerosis. After 2 hours of consumption, the flavonoids in dark chocolate produce vasodilation and reduce platelet adhesion, helping to prevent thrombosis problems. (*source: OCU study “Superfoods”) May contain traces of fruits with peel, milk, sesame and gluten. FR-BIO-01 Non-EU Agriculture