Customer Reviews

Ecuadorian Truly Raw Cacao Nibs, Organic, Raw, 16oz - Pacari

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3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

These organic, raw cacao nibs are awesome mixed into vanilla ice cream. Yes, they are crunchy, but is that a bad thing? And no, ice cream might not be a health food, but at least you're incorporating a little more health into your diet if you add the nibs to your junk food. Better than nothing.
Who knows- you might eventually become a hard-core like me. I add these cacao nibs to my sprouted grains in the morning, along with some dried fruits and nuts, to get a nutritious wallop of antioxidants, minerals, and other intangibles that make life healthy.
I also mix the nibs into a mix of Tropical Traditions' Coconut Cream Concentrate, pecans, dates, and raisins. It makes a tasty coconut bark that even my non-health-food-freak friends enjoy.
I highly recommend these, and the price is decent.

These are not labeled as certified organic. They are in tiny little pieces, and don't taste very fresh. I think I will try something that I can be sure is legit next time.

I ordered these for someone special and being that he never had these before, I was disappointed when a bag of crumbs arrived. Granted being that I have only had whole nibs before, I did not know what to expect with "pieces". These are not pieces but crumbs. The only thing I can see doing with these is throwing them into something unless you want a handful of crumbs to munch on. In the future I will only order them whole. I cannot rate the taste as I am returning them but from what others have said, it does not sound like a loss anyway.

this was an experimental purchase for me, i had seen some interesting recipes using nibs. also, i want to get some chocolate flavor in me when i am craving it but don't want the sugar and milk and such. so i thought i might be able to chew these or make a rockin' cup of cocoa.
i don't think you can eat them whole plain, a little hard on the teeth. but boy do they smell good! i ground it up and tried to use it as cocoa powder but it was a little grainy. so i couldn't really drink it, but the ground powder was great in double chocolate cookies and brownies.so maybe i will infuse it into some green tea or even put it in the bath-that would be fun. maybe i just need to find better recipes. a very good quality product from a great brand-excellent service

I'm giving it two stars because I've never had cacao nibs before and I'm not into raw foods so maybe that's what they're supposed to taste like and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

I opened the package and found that they smell mostly like vinegar. Perhaps they arrived spoiled.

They are not terribly crunchy. The texture is more like pieces of a chocolate bar that's been in the fridge. The texture was the good part.

The flavor is very strong. The impression of vinegar persists. But also kind of like unsweetened baking chocolate (which is kind of a "no duh" statement, given what these are).

I haven't been able to find any way to enjoy these. They frankly taste kind of bad. They ruin my vanilla ice cream. The don't easily blend (if you try to make chocolate milk, you get a lot of little chunks and not much flavor in the milk). They don't take sweetening well. I guess it would take a lot of sugar and they are still going to be mostly bitter with a nasty aftertaste when you actually crunch one. I've even tried toasting them. It makes some of the smell go away but they are not much better.

Anyway, I guess this is one of those things that sounds good but isn't. Stick to regular chocolate.

I ordered this because it was supposed to be very healthful. It is inedible, and I can't even figure out what to do with it. I looked online and still couldn't figure out. I am well aware that cocoa nibs are healthful, but what use is that to me if I can't EAT them?