100% Organic Ceremonial Cacao – Thriving Tanzania | Ora Cacao

$28.00 USD

100% Organic Ceremonial Cacao – Thriving Tanzania | Ora Cacao

Name: 100% Organic Ceremonial Cacao – Thriving Tanzania | Ora Cacao
Brand: Ora Cacao
Price: 28.00 USD
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$28.00 USD

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A daily ritual, rooted in Tanzania.

From Tanzania’s biodiverse Kilombero Valley comes Thriving Tanzania, a 100% organic, single-origin ceremonial cacao curated by Cacao Voyage from Ora Cacao. This first ceremonial cacao from East Africa is grown amidst the laughter and close relationships of thriving village life.

Grown by smallholder farmers in a landscape of rice fields and banana crops near Udzungwa Mountains National Park, this cacao is fermented and dried by Kokoa Kamili with careful attention to quality. Its story connects the people who grow it, the landscape that sustains it, and the cup you prepare at home.

Made from minimally processed cacao beans and nothing else, this is pure, unsweetened drinking chocolate. No additives, no sweetener, just cacao for a warm, intentional pause in your day.

How to Use

Combine with hot water or your preferred milk and blend or whisk until frothy and smooth.
Enjoy unsweetened to experience the cacao itself, or sweeten to taste.
Make it part of a morning ritual or a quiet moment of reflection.

Product Details

Ingredients: 100% pure cacao beans
Cacao content: 100%
Cacao origin: Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
Net weight: 8 oz / ½ lb
Maker: Ora Cacao, USA
Lab-tested: For heavy metal content
Processing: Minimally processed, unsweetened
USDA Organic
Single-origin, with no additives or sweetener
Directly and ethically traded from regenerative farms

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, ceremonial cacao naturally contains caffeine, approximately 30 mg per cup. It also contains theobromine, another naturally occurring stimulant, at approximately 212 mg per cup. Both amounts depend on how much cacao you use, so your serving size matters.

No added sugar, just cacao. This ceremonial cacao is made with 100% cacao, with no other ingredients or additives. Think rich, deeply cacao-forward flavor rather than the sweetness of hot chocolate.

Yes. Every ceremonial cacao we offer has lab test results for heavy metals. We know what’s in your cup matters, and we believe you deserve clear information about the cacao you choose.

Thriving Tanzania is made by Ora Cacao and curated by Cacao Voyage.

Amidst extensive rice and banana crops, seven hundred certified organic farmers within the biodiverse Kilombero Valley in Tanzania grow cacao for Kokoa Kamili (which means Quality Cacao in Swahili), who takes utmost care to ferment and dry the cacao to exacting standards that offer the best quality on the continent.

Product Information

Cacao Beans

Sugar-free
Organic
Vegetarian
Soy-free
Single origin
No preservatives
No artificial sweeteners
Plant Based
No artificial flavors
No artificial colors
Lactose-free
Dairy-free
Gluten-free

United States
Tanzania

Shelf-stable (ambient)
Away-from-direct-sunlight

Why This Bar Matters

Every bar you choose supports the farming families who grow it and honors the traditional methods that make it extraordinary.

This is chocolate with purpose — sourced with intention, crafted with care, and curated for those who believe that true luxury and ethical responsibility can coexist beautifully.

❤️ Impact: A portion of proceeds supports Survivor-Led Solutions, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring dignity and hope to survivors of human trafficking.

FAQs About Ora Cacao

Ora Cacao is made and packaged in-house by the Ora Cacao team. Cacao Voyage is an independent reseller and curator of this cacao.

Ora Cacao reports sourcing through direct-trade relationships with more than 1,000 family farms across Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, Tanzania, and Uganda. The company also reports paying 100% above commodity cacao prices, visiting farming partners regularly, and publishing an annual social impact report. This describes Ora’s broader sourcing network; the origin for this product is shown in its product-specific details.

Founder Jonas Ketterle discovered sipping chocolate in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2012. After a career in solar energy, he turned to cacao making, starting with whole cacao beans. Today, Ora focuses on unsweetened ceremonial cacao and thoughtful craft from farm to cup.

Ingredients and dietary suitability vary by bar. Please check this product’s ingredient list, allergen information, and dietary details before purchasing.

About Ora Cacao

Ora Cacao began with an afternoon of discovery in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. In 2012, Maria, a Zapotec elder, introduced Jonas Ketterle to traditional cacao preparation: roasting beans over an open fire, peeling them by hand, and grinding them into paste. That experience stayed with him, inspiring him to found Ora Cacao in 2014.

With a background in mechanical engineering from Stanford and a career in rural solar energy, Jonas brought both technical curiosity and experience connecting with communities abroad to his work. He designed and built Ora’s factory in Graton, California, where the team makes and packages its unsweetened ceremonial cacao in-house.

Today, Ora reports sourcing through direct-trade relationships with more than 3,000 small family farms across Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its approach centers on long-term partnerships, regenerative agroforestry, and farmer support through its Farmer Climate Resiliency Fund.

At Cacao Voyage, we appreciate Ora’s connection between thoughtful sourcing, careful craft, and the everyday experience of preparing cacao. Each cup offers an invitation to slow down, explore an origin, and approach the moment with intention and gratitude.

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Rooted in Reciprocity

Ora builds long-term, direct-trade relationships with small family farms practicing regenerative agroforestry, with farmer support through its Climate Resiliency Fund.

Crafted in California

Founded by Jonas Ketterle in 2014, Ora makes and packages its pure, unsweetened cacao in-house at its factory in Graton, California.

An Invitation to Slow Down

Inspired by Jonas’s experience learning cacao preparation from Maria, a Zapotec elder in Oaxaca, Ora invites you to approach each cup with intention and gratitude.