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I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
Horsea
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Date: October 06, 2008 07:24PM Hi. Does anyone have the above information? I seem unable to find it on the internet, though I will admit I looked thru only about 100 results. Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
Jgunn
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Date: October 06, 2008 07:36PM from the [thehealthylivingstore.net] site
Chocolate's high level of magnesium (131mg per 100 g) of course this may or may not vary from product to product .. but a good idea i guess 
btw .. the info was found on the 101st site ... if ya had just tried one more ...  ...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist  Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2008 07:37PM by Jgunn. Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
Horsea
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Date: October 07, 2008 12:21AM Ah, Jodi, you are quite the little joker, aren't you?!? Thanks for your trouble. It is not clear to me if thehealthylivingstore.net is in N. America or in England. If it is in England, the postage on any orders would make it impossible to buy from them. Their nibs do sound very nice, tho. I am middle aged female & think I am magnesium deficient. Apparently, most of us women are! Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
RawSun
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Date: October 08, 2008 09:38PM Hi Horsea,
It is important to have calcium at the same time as magnesium, to improve absorption of both. If you are looking to get magnesium from raw cacao, it's great flavor and improved absorption if you mix equal parts raw carob powder (high in calcium) with your raw cacao. Sunflower Raw Food Chef and Writer Comfortably Raw [www.comfortablyraw.com] Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
Horsea
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Date: October 09, 2008 03:58AM Thank you for the good advice, RawSun. I did not know that carob was high in Ca.
A couple years ago somebody gave me a goodsized bag of those little nibs and boy, they were just right for me! Never enjoyed anything so much. Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
cocoa_nibs
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Date: October 09, 2008 07:37AM Well, I should know (see my forum name).
Little did I know, when I started out and came to this forum. I was addicted to them, too. But I gave up nibs about 2 months ago. I started getting really sensitive to them and they kind of threw my balance. Greens for minerals for me. Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
annex
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Date: October 09, 2008 11:10PM Hey Horsea,
It's interesting that you think you are magnesium deficient because that is one mineral I never have to worry about getting enough of! I've eaten 1300 calories today (at least so far) and I already have 283% of the US RDA of magnesium... apparently 900mg. anne Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
Horsea
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Date: October 09, 2008 11:33PM Well, I thought I consumed a lot of magnesium, also. However, I am middle aged and we are, for some reason, or so the experts say, highly needy of more magnesium than the average person. Just like vitamin E - at this age the needs skyrocket. Something to do with the glands.
900 mg is a lot of magnesium by today's standards, isn't it - may I ask what foods you ate to get those 1300 calories? Just curious - I am always interested in what people eat. I started out the day with carrot juice, but I guess there isn't much Mg in there. Dessert after supper will be carob - in this case, pudding, as advised above! Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
annex
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Date: October 10, 2008 01:34PM Here's what i ate plus how many calories of each item. (It was too hard to copy the amount from the program i use, but you could figure it out using something like fitday.com, which is what i use) i basically had a spinach and banana smoothie for breakfast and then a huge salad which i ate throughout my workday.
Banana, raw210 Raisins108 Spinach, raw39 Brazil nuts28 Apple, raw215 Beets, raw18 Mung beans, mature seeds, raw180 Kale, raw67 Peppers, sweet, yellow, raw50 Parsley, raw22 Pear, raw96 Pumpkin and/or squash seeds, hulled, unroasted90 Seaweed, laver, raw5 Spinach, raw78 Sunflower seeds, hulled, unroasted98 Squash, zucchini, baby, raw1 Tomatoes, raw22 Mushrooms, raw4 Broccoli, raw15 1,346 Then according to fitday here's my nutrient intake. i know it is hard to read, but it goes vitamin, how much i got, unit of measurement, rda, %rda... sorry for the terrible formatting. Vitamin A 3,829.0 mcg 700.0 547 Vitamin A 76,536.2 IU -- -- Vitamin B6 3.5 mg 1.3 269 Vitamin B12 0.007 mcg 2.4 0 RDA % RDA Pant. Acid 5.2 mg 5.0 103 Phosphorus 1,195.5 mg 700.0 171 Potassium 7,543.7 mg 4,700.0 161 Riboflav 2.1 mg 1.1 187 Selenium 108.8 mcg 55.0 198 Sodium 582.5 mg 1,500.0 39 Thiamin 1.7 mg 1.1 159 Water 1,709.5 g -- -- Zinc 9.5 mg 8.0 119 Calcium 1,012.6 mg 1,000.0 101 Cholesterol 0.0 mg -- -- Copper 3.2 mg 0.9 356 Iron 31.4 mg 18.0 174 Magnesium 907.0 mg 320.0 283 Manganese 8.9 mg 1.8 493 Niacin 14.2 mg 14.0 102 Vitamin C 840.1 mg 75.0 1,120 Vitamin D 0.079 mcg 5.0 2 Vitamin D 3.1 IU -- -- Vitamin E 19.7 mg 15.0 131 Vitamin E 29.4 IU -- -- Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
Horsea
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Date: October 11, 2008 12:16AM I appreciate the trouble you took to list your food intake & nutrient breakdown; thank you very much. This seaweed laver - how do you prepare it to make it tasty? Is laver the same thing as nori? Re: I would like to know the magnesium content of cocoa (cacao) nibs.
Posted by:
annex
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Date: October 11, 2008 12:23AM hey, no problem! i would love to see what other people eat too. the laver is just nori sushi sheets. i tear them up and put them in a salad. even before i went raw i was one of those weird people that would eat nori as plain sheets. gets in your teeth, but really tasty! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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