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The result is a powder that's bitter in taste and higher in nutritional content. Generally, raw cacao products — made from fermented, dried, unroasted cacao beans — are less. Artisan chocolatier raaka makes vegan coconut milk chocolate bars with fair trade dominican cacao.
