Ceremonial Cacao

Ceremonial cacao at a glance

The table lists every product with its origin, its form as given in the product name and the weights you can choose.

Origins and the cacao tree

All cacao in this category comes from Theobroma cacao, a tree of the mallow family (Malvaceae). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants records it as native to northern South America and Costa Rica, Colombia and Peru included. Ghana appears there among the many tropical countries where the tree was introduced.

Eight products come from Colombia. Two of them carry an additional name, Arhuaca and Putumayo, which this page uses exactly as the product names do; the shop holds no further details on growers or farms. The 5 kg block is the only product from Peru and is sold as Criollo cacao. The Ghanaian cacao is the only powder: ground beans in 100 g or 1 kg.

Cacao blended with other plants

Four Colombian products combine cacao with exactly one other plant, named in the product name:

The product names do not state how much cacao and how much of the added plant a blend contains, so no proportion is given here.

• Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera (nightshade family, Solanaceae): 200 g or 400 g
• Red kratom, Mitragyna speciosa (coffee family, Rubiaceae): 200 g or 400 g
• Blue lotus, given as Nymphaea caerulea in the product name (water-lily family, Nymphaeaceae): 200 g or 400 g
• Bobinsana, Calliandra angustifolia (legume family, Fabaceae): 250 g

More cacao at Mycotrop

Cacao also appears in two neighbouring sections. Extracts lists a 10 ml cacao extract from Colombia, a 10 ml cacao and blue lotus extract and a Medicine Magic cacao blend with mushrooms in 200 g or 400 g. Ashes lists cacao bark ash from Brazil. All of these sections belong to the Smartshop.

Preparing and enjoying

Ceremonial cacao is pure cacao paste: grate or chop it, then melt it in hot water or milk without letting it boil. Teas and leaves are infused as directed on the label.

Storage

Keep cacao and teas dry, in a closed container, away from light, heat and strong odours.

Discreet delivery

Orders are packed on working days and leave in plain outer packaging that does not describe the contents. Once your order has shipped, we email you the tracking link when one is available. Estimated delivery times, right of withdrawal and exceptions: Delivery, tracking and returns.

Sources: supplier information. Updated 3 October 2026 by the Mycotrop team.

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