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A cluster of bright orange Cordyceps militaris mushrooms growing on a mossy forest floor, captured in natural light.

What Are Cordyceps Mushrooms?

Cordyceps mushrooms have a long history in traditional medicine, but a recent pop culture spotlight has sparked new curiosity. Here’s what they are (and what they’re not).

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Top-down view of a wooden bowl filled with cacao beans and cacao paste chunks on a textured dark countertop, illustrating raw cacao ingredients.

Does cacao have caffeine? Here's what you need to know.

Cacao does contain caffeine, but usually much less than coffee. Learn how cacao compares with coffee, cocoa, chocolate, and Moksha’s drinking cacao options.

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Ceremonial Cacao Recipes

Ceremonial Cacao Recipes

Classic Cacao Elixir Ingredients: 3 squares Moksha drinking cacao 1 cup hot water or plant-based milk (almond, oat, or coconut milk work well) 1 tsp agave or sweetener of your choice Pinch of sea salt  Spiced...
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Ripe cacao pods on a cacao tree showing the journey from pod to chocolate bar

From Pod to Bar: The Lifecycle of Cacao

Cacao goes through a precise sequence of steps before it becomes chocolate: harvesting, fermentation, drying, and shipping. Each stage shapes the final flavor. Here is what happens at each step and why it matters for craft chocolate.
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Cacao beans at the start of the bean-to-bar chocolate making process at Moksha Chocolate in Boulder, Colorado

How Craft Chocolate Is Made: Bean to Bar

Craft chocolate starts with a single cacao bean and ends with a finished bar. Here is how Moksha Chocolate makes it, step by step, from sorting and roasting to grinding, tempering, and molding.
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