{"product_id":"uturunku-ancestral-cacao-block-500g-old-packaging","title":"Uturunku Ancestral Cacao Block - 500g (Old Packaging)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 600; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\"\u003eCalming, embodied ancestral cacao,\u003cbr\u003eguardian of the here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: #555; margin-bottom: 2rem;\"\u003e100% Pure Organic Ancestral Cacao Paste (500g block)\u003cbr\u003eSingle-Origin • Organic • Stone-Ground • Low Stimulant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Uturunku Is Different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUturunku is a rare ceremonial cacao, hand-crafted from indigenous ancestral cacao in Tarapoto, Peru. It is grown organically under the natural shade of the jungle canopy, and each pod is hand-selected by our farmer. Our research into it was supported by a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz\/\"\u003eCallaghan Innovation\u003c\/a\u003e research grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our biochemical analysis it showed unusually high levels of \u003cstrong\u003ebiogenic amines\u003c\/strong\u003e: tryptamine, phenylethylamine (PEA) and tryptophan. At the same time it has \u003cstrong\u003eless than half the theobromine\u003c\/strong\u003e of our Amaru cacao, so it is calming rather than stimulating and can be enjoyed in the afternoon or evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\"\u003e🐆 Calm \u0026amp; Embodied\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem;\"\u003eAn internalising cacao that brings you into your body and the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\"\u003e🧪 Rich in Bioactives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem;\"\u003e45.5 mg tryptamine, 10.3 mg tryptophan and 4.2 mg PEA per 100 g, lab tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\"\u003e✨ A Cacao for Ceremony\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem;\"\u003eMade for meditation, sound journeys, journalling, embodiment and inner work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\"\u003e☕ Earthy, Nutty, Fruity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem;\"\u003eA strong jungle flavour absorbed from the Amazonian agroforestry where it grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 2rem 0;\"\u003eCALMING • EMBODIED • ANCESTRAL • CEREMONIAL • ORGANIC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Experience\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSensations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intense satisfaction, embodiment, connection, spiritual awakening, joy and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earthy, nutty, fruity, woody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embodiment, sound journeying, journalling, meditation, trauma release, spiritual awakening, internal journeying, mindfulness, connecting to the natural world and enhancing dream states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWays to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaily cup\u003c\/strong\u003e – shave or grate 20–30 g (2–3 Tbsp) into hot water or hot plant milk, then whisk or blend until creamy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRitual \u0026amp; ceremony\u003c\/strong\u003e – meditation, sound journeys, journalling, reflection and integration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd spices (cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, cayenne) and a natural sweetener such as coconut sugar or honey if you like.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGuardian of Kay Pacha\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Andean cosmovision, \u003cstrong\u003eKay Pacha\u003c\/strong\u003e is the world of the here and now – nature's harmony and the living balance between all beings. The jaguar, \u003cstrong\u003eUturunku\u003c\/strong\u003e in Quechua, is its guardian: a protector and harmoniser who moves freely between the realms. Uturunku honours the ancient ceremonial temple of \u003cstrong\u003eChavín de Huántar\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the Chavín people used cacao in ceremony for thousands of years, and where the jaguar is often depicted sitting in the branches of the cacao tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cup is a reminder that we are not separate from the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNutritional Facts – 500g block\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 g (2 Tbsp)  |  \u003cstrong\u003eServings per block:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 1rem 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eNutrient \/ Compound\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePer 20 g\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding: 8px; text-align: right; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePer 100 g\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eEnergy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e518 kJ (124 Cal)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e2,590 kJ\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eTotal Fat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e9.6 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e48 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e– Saturated Fat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e6.2 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e31 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e– Unsaturated Fat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e3.4 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e16.9 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eCholesterol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eTotal Carbohydrate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e6.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e34 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e– Dietary Fibre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e4 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e20 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e– Sugars\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eProtein\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e2.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e13.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eMagnesium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e79 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e397 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eCalcium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e25 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e123 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eIron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e2.5 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e12.4 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eZinc\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e1.0 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e5.2 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheobromine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e80 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e399 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eCaffeine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e13 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e67 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eTotal Polyphenols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e128 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e640 mg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003eEthanolamides (NAEs)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e61 mcg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e306 mcg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhenethylamine (PEA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e0.84 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.2 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTryptophan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.1 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10.3 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTryptamine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9.1 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 8px; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e45.5 mg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #666;\"\u003eValues from our product label. Because the cacao is hand-crafted, every batch differs slightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% pure organic ancestral cacao paste (Theobroma cacao)\u003c\/strong\u003e — nothing else added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tarapoto, Peru – grown by our Uturunku farmer Arturo Perez and his family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shade-grown in natural agroforestry • Hand-selected pods • Stone-ground and unrefined • No fillers, sweeteners, alkalising, tempering or high-temperature heating • Tested for key bioactives • Cadmium and heavy-metal tested and safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500g block hand-wrapped in wax paper inside a cardboard box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.9rem; color: #555;\"\u003eEach block is handmade by our farming family in Peru. Because the cacao is untempered, flavour, texture and colour can differ slightly from batch to batch, and a little white bloom on the surface is natural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #2c3e50; padding-left: 1rem; margin: 2rem 0; font-style: italic; color: #333;\"\u003e“The Uturunku reminds us that we are all interconnected – and that the natural world is ours to protect.”\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2rem;\"\u003eGuided by the Jaguar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"embed-container\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ErJrMv_m3E\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maca Experts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48300472565916,"sku":"UT500-OLD","price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/1086\/8892\/products\/SelenoHealth_Cacao_Block_Uturunku_Top_Closed.png?v=1654839451","url":"https:\/\/www.selenohealth.com.au\/products\/uturunku-ancestral-cacao-block-500g-old-packaging","provider":"Seleno Health Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}