Unalome Cacao

15/08/2025

Good news is we are back at the Freo Farmers Market this Sunday 17th Aug! Come and and enjoy a hot cup of Unalome Cacao with friends, listen to some great tunes and grab a bite to eat. !

02/08/2025

To all the devoted Unalome Cacao drinkers! Unfortunately with the impending storm on Sunday and flooding at Frank Gibson Park there will only the essential market stalls attending. Please see the latest post on the Freo Farmers Market page for details. 500g bags are still available for purchase during the week in East Fremantle if you have run out! Stay warm and stay tuned for our next stall!

22/06/2025

Unalome Cacao is ready to go! Come on down to the Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle Arts Centre to grab yourself a cup of hot chocolate and a 500g bag to take home. Amazing food, tunes and kids activities make this market the best in Perth Whats On, Whats Happening in Perth & the Greater Western Australia .

21/06/2025

Come and join us this Sunday Morning 8-12pm for some incredible hot ceremonial grade cacao! We will be at the Fremantle Arts Centre.
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Good news! This Sunday is looking fine in the morning for the Freo Farmers Market! You can find us at the Fremantle Arts Centre from 8-12pm. I’ll be serving the best hot ceremonial grade cacao to warm you up on a cool winter day. You will find us near the main stage. 500g bags also available for purchase. See you there! ☕️

30/05/2025

Whose craving some HOT ceremonial grade cacao on these cool Autumn days? And have you ever thought about substituting your morning coffee for a cacao instead? Let me know in the comments who has done this and what you have noticed energy wise. It’s going to be a beautiful Sunday this weekend and you can find me at the Freo Farmers Market 8-12pm. Come and grab your cup and 500g bag!

18/05/2025

We are at the Freo Farmers Market today! Great food, great cacao and great vibe! What more could you want?

14/05/2025

I get lots of questions of how I make such amazing cacao! So here is the inside scoop! Firstly the cacao bean I choose and where it’s from is very specific. I have carefully chosen this been and made sure it has been minimally processed to retain maximum health benefits and flavour! Here is the recipe I use for my cacao. Enjoy! You can find me at the Freo Farmers Market this Sunday! 8-12. 500g bags available for purchase so you can make your own at home!

19/04/2025

Hapoy Easter everyone! How do these sound? Tell me in the comments if you have made your own chocolates. Here are some chocolate treats I made with different fillings, choc hazelnut praline, white chocolate hazelnut praline, mango and choc mint praline. They are absolutely divine 🙌 Who would like to see me sell them?

18/04/2025

Come and join us on Easter Sunday 2025 at the Freo Farmers Market! Unalome Cacao will be offering the best hot chocolates in town! Plus grab your own 500g bag to make st home!

DID YOU KNOW? CEREMONIAL CACAO:

1. ENHANCES COGNITIVE FUNCTION

Cacao's flavonoids are known to increase cerebral blood flow, improving cognitive performance and memory. Studies demonstrate that nitric oxide (NO) production, stimulated by cacao consumption, promotes vasodilation, which enhances brain oxygenation and nutrient delivery. This supports both short-term cognitive tasks and long-term neuroplasticity, potentially protecting against age-related cognitive decline (Fisher et al., 2006; Fraga et al., 2011).

2. PROMOTES CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

Cacao is beneficial for heart health, as its flavonoids improve endothelial function, reduce blood pressure, and inhibit platelet aggregation. Clinical studies show that regular consumption of polyphenol-rich cacao can significantly lower the risk of heart disease by enhancing NO bioavailability, which improves vascular elasticity and reduces inflammation (Grassi et al., 2008; Taubert et al., 2007).

3. STRENGTHENS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Cacao supports immunity by promoting the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, which are essential for a healthy immune response. Its high zinc content also plays a crucial role in the production of white blood cells, aiding in the body’s defence against infections (Llorach & Andres-Lacueva, 2014).

4. SUPPORTS GUT HEALTH

Research highlights cacao’s role as a prebiotic, stimulating the growth of beneficial gut flora. A healthy gut microbiome is linked to improved mood and better metabolic function, demonstrating the value of cacao in maintaining digestive and mental health (MDPI, 2024).

05/04/2025

What ceremonial-grade cacao is and what makes it ceremonial:
1. It is pure cacao-bean paste: Ceremonial cacao or ceremonial-grade cacao, as it is also known, is a very specific type of product. It’s a 100% pure cacao-bean paste that contains a much higher quantity of beneficial, health-restoring, and mood-elevating compounds than any other cacao-based product on the market (like cacao powder, non-ceremonial cacao paste, dark chocolate, etc). Come and grab your cup or 500g bag at the Freo Farmers Market Sunday 6th April from 8-12pm. It will keep you buzzing for the day without the crash that you feel from coffee and with all the health benefits included!

03/04/2025

How does ceremonial cacao make you feel? Does it get you high? This is something I get asked regularly.

If you’re thinking about the psychedelic-type of consciousness-altering “high”, then the answer is no. Ceremonial cacao in no way makes you feel “high” in the way a consciousness-altering ingestible like psilocybin or cannabis does.
If you’re thinking about a strong-cup-of-coffee-type of altering “high”, then the answer is YES!. Like coffee, ceremonial cacao is a stimulant that will alter your states of body and mind once ingested.
How does ceremonial cacao make you feel?
Unlike coffee, which contains a high-concentration of caffeine that stimulates the nervous system and can give you an alert and jittery “buzz”, often causing anxiousness and sleep disturbance ceremonial cacao contains an abundance of theobromine that stimulates the cardiovascular system and can give you the feeling of a warm and uplifting “hum”.
In low doses, it brings about an alert but comforting feeling. In high-doses (40g is considered a “ceremonial” or high dose), it can generate a heart opening and euphoric body-state not dissimilar to the elation some people experience when feeling deeply connected with life in a beautiful moment or with your special someone.
In my case, I compare the ceremonial cacao body-state to what I felt when I first hugged my now-husband and realized that I was in love or the elated sensation I experienced when I laid eyes on my daughters for the first time when they were born or getting up on a surfboard riding your first wave and feeling elated. The moments I remember feeling the most alive…
This type of sensation is what is commonly referred to as the “heart-opening” feeling that ceremonial cacao (by way of theobromine) generates. Drop a comment below what experiences you’ve had.

27/02/2025

This Sunday 2nd Mar, bring and friend and come and join us for a cup of hot or iced cacao at the Freo Farmers Market. We’ll be ready to go by 8am. 500g bags of the purest, smoothest ceremonial grade cacao you can get for sale. Howard will also be next door for any health or spinal care advice.