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These biscuits are named Brasil in Brazil’s honour, historically world's largest producer of cocoa.
The scientific term that indicates the cacao tree is Theobroma cacao, which means ‘food of the Gods’. According to the Mayans in fact, cocoa had curative qualities and divinatory powers. In fact nowadays it is known that thanks to the presence of flavonoids, the natural antioxidants contained in cocoa, some cardiovascular diseases can be prevented. Besides cocoa is also a natural antidepressant, because it has positive effects on our moods, creating euphoria and a subjective feeling of pleasurable energy, thus reducing stress.