Our Ingredients
Functional Chocolate Bars
Glow Coco Plant Alchemy functional chocolates, handcrafted in supernatural British Columbia, are a delicious delivery system devoted to the power of plants. Our consciously curated chocolates are a fusion of fair trade Ghana, Ivory Coast and Ecuador bean origins infused with organic fruiting body medicinal mushrooms and organic superfoods for a super you. Our couverture 100% plant-based mylk chocolate made with Chufa, a nutritious root and semi-sweet dark cocoa are dairy -free, lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan with no artificial additives, flavorings or colorants. Glow Coco is passionate in providing the best that Mother Nature has to offer by culinary crafting our chocolate bars in small batches. And with third party tested ingredients, you know exactly what you are getting.
Get your GLOW on and elevate your wellness and taste buds with our 4 offerings: Sunrise, Sunset, Mylky Mushroom Maca Way and Blue Majik® Mushroom.
Meet Natures Greatest Elixir of Life:
Functional Mushrooms
Functional mushrooms. Not just a wellness trend.
Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, Lion's Mane and Turkey Tail have been researched and well documented in both anecdotal reports and scientific literature. They're potency has been time tested, spanning decades and their benefits offer an holistic approach to long term health. In addition to each mushrooms unique properties, stacking or combining mushrooms, heightens and reinforces the benefits of each mushroom to simultaneously function at their highest potential.
Combining Lion's Mane with Cordyceps in our Sunrise Bar and Reishi with Chaga in our Sunset Bar, harnesses this synergistic effect. And with combining Chaga, Reishi, Turkey Tail and Lion’s Mane in our Mylky Mushroom Maca Way and Blue Majik Mushroom functional chocolate bars for whole body harmony at its finest.
Functional Mushrooms and Superfoods For A Super You
Cordyceps
Cordyceps Sinensis
A fungus that lives on certain caterpillars in high mountain regions. It has been described as an exotic and rare medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese and Tibetin medicine.
Benefits:
Tests on adults show Cordyceps helps to prompt the body to produce more ATP (adenestine triphosphate). This element is vital for supplying energy to the muscles. Cordyceps is used to support athletic performance, energy and stamina. It is often touted as a tonic and adaptogen. Studies have also shown promise in the fungus’ capacity to improve respiratory function. Cordyceps also supports a healthy libido and enhances the body's natural metabolic systems.
Reishi
Ganoderma Lucidum
The most researched medicinal mushroom in the world, this fascinating fungus is known as the “Queen of Mushrooms”. This adaptogenic mushroom grows primarily on hardwood trees and has been revered in Asian cultures for over 2,000 years.
Benefits:
Reishi is well known for supporting the body's natural ability to respond to stress and calming mental and physical fatigue. Because of its high beta glucan content sugars come from the mushroom that enter the bloodstream and stimulate an immune response while synchronously lowering inflammation. This mushroom of immortality, Reishinis known as the elixir of life.
Turkey Tail
Trametes Versicolor
Found predominantly in temperate forests, Turkey Tails appearance resembles ruffled feathers of a turkey's tail as it grows on decaying trees. It is one of the most important and researched medicinal mushrooms because of its impressive health supporting benefits.
Benefits:
In traditional Chinese medicine, people use Turkey Tail extract as a treatment for respiratory conditions and may also offer benefits for gut health by enhancing the growth of beneficial bacteria.It’s most impressive in its ability to enhance the health or your immune system. With its potent natural polysaccharides, studies have shown, can help support a healthy and robust immune response.
Chaga
Inonotus Obliquus
Known as the “king of mushrooms”, is a fungus that grows on birch trees in cold climates. It produces a woody growth, resembling burnt charcoal, called a conk, which absorbs nutrients from the wood. Chaga has been used for centuries as a medicine to boost immunity and improve overall health and well known for being one of the most powerful fungi for immune function.
Benefits:
Studies suggest that Chaga,containing beta-glucans, can positively impact immunity by reducing long-term inflammation and fighting harmful bacteria and viruses. Chaga stimulates white blood cells and notably, the antioxidant, triterpene, helping to slow cancer growth.
Lions Mane
Hericium Ernaceus
Touted as the “mushroom of the mind” promoting brain health and nerve function. Nature’s nutrients for the neuron’s, helping your body produce nerve growth factor, super important for keeping your nervous system strong and healthy.
Benefits:
We have added this fungi for its brain and cognitive support, for improving mental clarity as well as providing nervous system support.
E3Live Blue Majik®
Arthrospira Platensis
Blue Majik® is a proprietary chemical free extract of Arthrospira Plantesis (Spirulina), a brilliant blue aqua botanical. Proudly partnering with E3Live, Glow Coco believes their blue hue superfood is worth the hype. Blue Majik® is sourced from Spirulina but are not exactly the same thing. Both these superfoods are extracts of blue-green algae, the difference is that there are two main compounds. Blue Majik® comes from phycocyanin , a protein and spirulina comes from chlorophyll.
Clinical research suggests that Blue Majik® may promote:
Support of healthy inflammation responses after exercise
Support of healthy joints and flexibility
Support for antioxidant and cellular protection
Increased energy, vitality and endurance
Maca
Maca is a nutrient dense and highly nutritious root grown in high altitude regions of Peru and Bolivia. this superfood is rich in copper, vitamin C, potassium as well as trace elements like iodine,iron and zinc, fatty acids and amino acids. Maca is known for its potency as an adoptogen supporting overall well being, healthy mood as well as increasing libido.
At Glow Coco, we use organic gelatinized Maca, which means that an additional process is used in order to remove the starches for more concentrated nutrients. removing the starches also allows for easier digestion.
Benefits:
Improving Mood, Boosting Energy, An adaptogen, Increase libido and fertility
Cocoa and Functional Mushrooms, an Alchemical Love Story
The perfect pair. When the two are consumed together a magical process of alchemy occurs. Alchemy is defined as the process of taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary, sometimes in a way that cannot be explained.
In its truest form, when Cacao, known as “Food of the Gods,” is infused with fruiting body medicinal mushrooms, the most active and containing higher concentrations of beneficial compounds, a synergy is created. This is plant alchemy at its finest.
The worlds most loved food, cacao is a magical delivery food. It contains anandamide which binds to the cannabinoid receptors of the brain creating a sense of calm and happiness by boosting serotonin levels in the brain. Anandamide means “the bliss chemical” and is derived from the Sanskrit word “ananda” meaning “bliss” and “mide” meaning “chemical.”
Cacao is packed with theobromine, phenylethylamine and tryptophan, all of which are compounds that influence and support in a positive way our moods. Chocolate is sultry and considered to be an aphrodisiac, historically reported to increase sexual desire.
6 Health Benefits of Chocolate
CACAO Theobroma
Cacao has long been a sacred plant dating back to more than 3,000 years ago. The Latin name of the cacao tree is Theobroma Cacao, which translates as “Food of the Gods. Cacao was once so revered that it was used by the Mayans and Aztecs as a currency in trade, given to warriors as a post battle reward and served at royal feasts. They also believed that it had divine properties and used a potion in sacred rituals.
The origin of true, chocolate starts with the tree which grows within 20 degrees North and South of the equator. Each tree grows pods which hang from the trunk . The pods, once opened, contain 30-50 seeds or beans. The seeds are fermented, dried, roasted and then ground before being made into cacao powder.
Cacao, besides being one go the most appreciated food commodities around the world, is a rich source of bioactive compounds and has profound amounts of antioxidants such as polyphenols and flavonoids. Hosting a myriad of health benefits, cacao truly is the "Food of the Gods".
CACAO Butter
In its original form, raw cacao butter comes from cacao beans which are cold pressed to extract the oil, similar to olives in olive oil. Cacao butter is the fatty emulsifier that blends and what gives chocolate that melt in your mouth silky quality.
Benefits:
Cacao butter is a nourishing edible oil that contains healthy fats with both Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Despite the word “butter,” in the name, this fat is entirely vegan and plant-based. Its considered a heart healthy fat as its high in monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Healthy fats not only support your brain health, but they also boost your mood. It is also a good source of magnesium, iron and vit.E. Moreover, cacao butter is packed with powerful antioxidant flavanols which help to lower inflammation in the body and support the immune system.