Spark Dust – Cacao Powder

100% ACO Certified Organic Ingredients:

Raw Cacao, Maca, Reishi, Mesquite, Astragalus, Ginger, Cinnamon, Shiitake, Murray River Pink Salt

You can read more about the properties of each ingredient by clicking on it, or in our Materia Medica library.

SERVES

Our 100g Spark Dust Canister makes up to 50 cups. The 200g Refill Pouch makes up to 100 cups, depending on how much you use per serving.

PROFILE

dark + malty + mellow

PROVENANCE

Proudly Australian made and owned. All blends are naturopathically hand-blended and packaged by the Organic Merchant team in Sydney, Australia. Made using the highest quality local and internationally sustainably-sourced certified organic ingredients.

Our raw cacao is sourced from smallholder organic farms where possible, supporting farmers and communities while maintaining the quality and flavour of the cacao.

ALLERGENS + DIETARY INFORMATION

Our products are dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, non-GMO, vegan, certified organic and plant-based. They contain no artificial colours, flavours, preservatives, or sweeteners.

This product has been manufactured, packaged and stored in a facility that is free from nuts, dairy, soy, sesame seeds, sulphites and eggs.

• Use 1–2 teaspoons per cup (250 ml), depending on how chocolatey you like it.
• Add a small splash of freshly boiled water and stir to make a smooth paste. This helps prevent lumps in your cup.
• Top up with your choice of hot milk. We recommend using oat milk.

Our raw cacao powders are great for baking, desserts and smoothies. Simply substitute any recipe calling for cocoa powder with the Organic Merchant cacao blends. Explore our raw cacao powder recipes for inspiration, or bake a batch of our nut-free cacao muesli bars, which were developed with Spark Dust.

For best storage conditions, keep the canister or refill pouch sealed in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight.

Spark Dust combines raw cacao with two medicinal mushrooms and traditional tonic herbs. Reishi, shiitake, maca and astragalus all have long histories of traditional use, and researchers have investigated their effects on immunity and energy.

Reishi

Reishi, also known as lingzhi, has a long history of use for promoting health and longevity in China, Japan and other Asian countries. Spark Dust uses certified organic reishi mushroom powder. In a small controlled human supplementation study, four weeks of lingzhi showed no signs of liver, kidney or DNA toxicity in healthy adults.

Shiitake

Shiitake is valued as both a culinary and a medicinal mushroom. In a randomised dietary study of 52 healthy adults, eating 5 or 10 g of dried shiitake daily for four weeks was associated with improved immune cell proliferation and activation, as well as higher levels of secretory IgA, an antibody linked to gut immunity.

Raw Cacao

Raw cacao provides the rich chocolate base of Spark Dust, and its flavanols may also support the gut. In a randomised, double-blind crossover study, four weeks of a high-flavanol cocoa drink significantly increased beneficial bifidobacteria and lactobacilli compared with a low-flavanol drink.

Maca

Maca has been cultivated in the Peruvian Andes for more than 2000 years and is traditionally eaten as a nourishing food. A review of maca’s ethnobiology and pharmacology describes experimental evidence for its nutritional and energising properties and considers it a plant with great potential as an adaptogen.

Astragalus

Astragalus root has a long history in Traditional Chinese Medicine, where it is used to support the immune system. The U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health notes that astragalus may be safe when taken orally, although people with autoimmune diseases should avoid it, as it might worsen their symptoms.

Please be mindful

This product is a food blend, not a dietary supplement, and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. For treatment advice, consult a healthcare professional.

Spark Dust has won the following awards and accolades:

• 2020 Australian Non-Toxic Awards – Chocolate Category – Silver Medal

As Australia’s most awarded wellness brand, we welcome you to explore all our accolades.

Our purpose is to sustain nature to experience wellness, which we live by each day through our Sustainability Model.

Certified Organic practices are foundational to our operations. As an Australian Certified Organic (ACO) company, we maintain 100% traceability. Detailed batch tracking maintains full transparency from crop to cup to ensure authenticity and trust. This guarantees our products are 100% chemical free, additive free, environmentally friendly, and non-GMO.

Sustainability and environmental stewardship are at the centre of all we do, and drives our commitment to offering reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging options. This commitment also extends to include our shipping materials.