Africa is our origin. Quality our standard.

Ceremonial cacao from a single farm in Tanzania. For your rituals and moments of stillness.

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One farm
Single origin from Tanzania
Lab-tested
Tested purity
All natural
100% cacao, no additives
From Hamburg
EU-wide shipping

Our products

Find your Mama Cacao

Fine shavings of 100% cacao from Tanzania. Simply stir in and begin your ritual.

For beginnersMama Cacao® Ceremonial Cacao from Tanzania (200 g)

From Tanzania

Ceremonial cacao, 200 g

  • 200 g fine cacao shavings
  • Approx. 7 to 8 servings
  • Single origin from Tanzania
€39,00

€195,00 / KG · incl. VAT, plus shipping

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Save 10%Mama Cacao® Ceremonial Cacao Set, 2×200 g (400 g), save 10%

From Tanzania

Cacao set, 2 × 200 g

  • 2 × 200 g for your daily ritual
  • Approx. 14 to 16 servings
  • €70 instead of €78 when bought separately
€70,00

€175,00 / KG · incl. VAT, plus shipping

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Welcome to Mama Cacao

Cacao the way Africa knows it

Most of the world’s cacao grows in Africa. Yet hardly anyone knows its true taste. Mama Cacao brings it to you: original, honest and with respect for the people who harvest it.

For your ceremony. Your meditation. Your morning moment.

The difference

Ceremonial cacao or supermarket cocoa?

Both come from the cacao bean. But what ends up in your cup is something completely different.

Mama Cacao
Supermarket cocoa (typical)
Raw material
Whole bean, processed into fine shavings
Defatted cocoa powder
Cacao butter
Fully retained, hence creamy
Mostly removed
Alkalization
No, all natural
Often alkalized (“with acidity regulator”)
Sugar & additives
None, 100% cacao
Instant cocoa often has sugar as its main ingredient
Origin
One farm in Tanzania, traceable
Usually a blend of many origins
Use
Mindful ritual, ceremony, meditation
Sweet drink in between

Comparison with typical cocoa powder and instant cocoa drinks from retail. Individual products may differ.

Kakaobaum mit reifen roten Kakaofrüchten
Origin · Tanzania

From the Kokoa Kamili farm

Mama Cacao grows at Kokoa Kamili in the Kilombero Valley in Tanzania. Kamili means “perfect” in Swahili. Harvested by hand, carefully fermented and dried under the African sun.

Knowledge

Why cacao from Africa?

Two facts hardly anyone knows.

Where does the world’s cacao grow?

Cacao only grows in the so-called cocoa belt around the equator. Most of it lies in Africa.

Our cacao Cocoa belt
Largest growing countries in AfricaOther growing countries in AfricaCultivation in the Americas & AsiaTanzania, origin of Mama Cacao
Africaaround 71%
Americasaround 22%
Asia & Oceaniaaround 6%

Around 7 out of 10 cacao beans worldwide grow in Africa. Yet African cacao usually disappears without a name into chocolate bars. Mama Cacao gives it a name and an origin you know.

Source: International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), Quarterly Bulletin of Cocoa Statistics, cocoa year 2023/24. Map simplified.

Naturally low in cadmium

Average cadmium content of cacao beans by origin (simplified)

Africalowest levels
Asiaapprox. 4× higher
Latin Americahighest levels

Cadmium is a heavy metal that cacao trees absorb from the soil. Africa’s soils are geologically very old. Over billions of years, cadmium has been washed out of them. That is why African cacao contains particularly little of it on average. And Mama Cacao is also lab-tested.

Source: Observatoire de la prévention, Montreal Heart Institute (2026), based on international studies. The vast majority of cacao worldwide complies with EU limits. The differences are averages.

How your cacao finds its way to you

We want you to know what is in your cup. So here is the whole journey, step by step, with nothing left out.

  1. Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

    where it all begins

    This is where your cacao grows. At Kokoa Kamili the ripe pods are harvested by hand, the beans are fermented on site and dried in the sun.

  2. The Netherlands

    lab-tested ✓

    Here the whole beans are turned into fine shavings. Mama Cacao is lab-tested before it travels on.

  3. Hamburg

    our home

    This is where Mama Cacao arrives. From here we send it on its way to you.

  4. With you

    the best part

    You stir the shavings into warm water or plant milk. That is all it takes.

Preparation

Your ritual in 5 minutes

Water or plant milk, 2 heaped tablespoons, a whisk. That is how easily Mama Cacao becomes your moment.

To the step-by-step guide
Warm
1Warm
Whisk
2Whisk
Enjoy
3Enjoy

What our customers say

I have tried many kinds, but this one is more intense and less bitter. You can tell it is authentic.

Sarah W.

Customer

Great cacao! Reordered right away.

Emma W.

Customer

We offer Mama Cacao in our ceremonies and people love it. Thank you, Andrea!

Julia S.

Partner

Andrea von Harten, founder of Mama Cacao
Andrea von Harten, founder of Mama Cacao
Andrea von Harten, founder of Mama Cacao

The founder

I was looking for a home. I found it within myself.

I was born in Nigeria and grew up in Germany. For a long time I searched for a place where I could truly arrive. At some point I understood: this home lies within myself. Cacao has accompanied me on this path, as a quiet morning ritual and as a connection to my roots.

Cacao was part of my life from the very beginning. My grandmother was already trading cacao in Nigeria, grown on our family’s own plantations. Everyone simply called her “Mama Cocoa”. Mama Cacao carries her name.

Around 7 out of 10 cacao beans worldwide grow in Africa. Yet they mostly disappear without a name into mass products. I wanted to change that. With Mama Cacao I bring African cacao to Europe and show how special it is: mild, full of its own energy and naturally low in heavy metals.

I feel connected to the Kokoa Kamili farm in Tanzania like to a family. Every cup you drink carries a piece of this connection to you.

Andrea

Your ritual awaits

Ready for your Mama Cacao?

Shipped from Hamburg. Free shipping with the code “Cacao”.

For beginnersMama Cacao® Ceremonial Cacao from Tanzania (200 g)

From Tanzania

Ceremonial cacao, 200 g

  • 200 g fine cacao shavings
  • Approx. 7 to 8 servings
  • Single origin from Tanzania
€39,00

€195,00 / KG · incl. VAT, plus shipping

Details
Save 10%Mama Cacao® Ceremonial Cacao Set, 2×200 g (400 g), save 10%

From Tanzania

Cacao set, 2 × 200 g

  • 2 × 200 g for your daily ritual
  • Approx. 14 to 16 servings
  • €70 instead of €78 when bought separately
€70,00

€175,00 / KG · incl. VAT, plus shipping

Details

For ceremonies, studios and shops

Do you lead ceremonies, run a yoga studio or a shop, and would like to offer Mama Cacao? Then just write to me. There are wholesale prices for resellers, and we deliver from Hamburg to the whole EU.

I will get back to you personally.

Write to me

Andrea

Knowledge about ceremonial cacao

Origin, quality and rituals: everything you want to know about pure cacao from Africa.

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Your questions

Yes. We ship from Hamburg to all countries of the European Union:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Shipping outside the EU is currently not planned.

Mama Cacao comes from Kokoa Kamili in Tanzania. There, the cacao pods are harvested by hand, carefully fermented and dried. The beans come from smallholder farms in the region.

We purchase the raw beans. In the Netherlands, the beans are processed into ready-to-use cacao shavings and lab-tested. Mama Cacao then comes to us in Hamburg, from where we ship across the EU.

Many ceremonial cacaos are sold as a solid block that has to be chopped or grated before every preparation. We deliberately chose fine shavings: they can be measured right away and stir quickly into warm water or plant milk. Ideal for your daily ritual.

Ceremonial cacao is pure, high-quality cacao made from whole beans and processed as naturally as possible. The beans are fermented, gently dried and then made into cacao mass. No alkalization, no additives and no industrial treatment.

Unlike conventional cocoa powder, ceremonial cacao still contains its natural cacao butter and with it its full, original aroma.

In many cultures, cacao has a long tradition as a drink for rituals and community. Today, many people enjoy it as a mindful break in everyday life, for example as an alternative to coffee or as a companion for meditation and quiet moments.

Orders are shipped within 24 hours on business days.

Delivery within Germany usually takes 1 to 3 business days. Delivery to other EU countries may take a little longer.

Yes, larger quantities are possible. For individual requests or wholesale terms, please write to us at hello@mamacacao.com. We will be happy to prepare a personal offer for you.