Wondering if Xocai Chocolate is a Scam? Before investing in it or reading other so-called "honest reviews," I urge you to take your time to read this page.
PROLOGUE: I am spending too much energy on complaints from Xocai distributors, so let me try to summarize what I think I'm saying on this page and on the Xocai review.
First, I'm using the keywords "Xocai scam" because I know that people who are looking into products before investing use these keywords. I'm trying to get them to a site that's really looking at the value of the product. Most other sites people find will be from Xocai distributors who use these same keywords to attract people, only to say, "Xocai is the greatest thing on earth."
I do NOT think Xocai is a scam. I hope I have stated this plainly enough for Xocai distributors. I think it tastes good and is a healthy chocolate compared to many others. I also think it offers some good health benefits, and I appreciate that Xocai has invested in a clinical study to help objectify some of its benefits. I think objective trials are the future of health supplements.
I also think that, among the MLM chocolates, this one has the best marketing in place for long-term success. So if selling chocolate through MLM is your thing, then this may be a very good option.
However, I think this chocolate is overhyped as a health supplement, as if eating more than $100 a month in chocolate is more important than other high-end health supplements. As with many MLM products in the marketplace, distributors seem to think it is the cure for all ills. Compare this with a less-expensive supplement ($69/month) that a president of the American Medical Association said would revolutionize medicine.
I am concerned with the ingredients in many Xocai products, though the basic chocolates seem good. They use a nice type of sugar, but it still has a high concentration of sugar. It's not organic, though the company assures that this isn't an issue. (Grown in a pristine area; I just don't have a way to verify this.) And it isn't a true, raw chocolate, although it's processed in a better way than most.
So overall ... a GOOD chocolate. But I think it involves too great an investment (unless someone really wants to spend that much every month on chocolate, which certainly TASTES better than most supplements); it's one of the better chocolates on the market, but not the BEST; and there are better options for those with serious health issues. This is my opinion, which I hope I'm allowed to share without creating anger among others.
Final note: Yes, I retail a raw chocolate (admitted throughout this site), also reviewed on this site. I reviewed the chocolate BEFORE retailing it. And I retail it because I found it to be the healthiest and most delicious option I came across. I am not intending to bash other chocolates to promote it. I am trying to set some important factors side by side. The chocolate we sell is MORE EXPENSIVE than Xocai. But there's no minimum purchase per month.
I hope this commentary helps those who feel that I'm trying to slander Xocai and promote my chocolate at someone else's expense. I do NOT sell a lot of chocolate. This site WAS designed to help people compare various factors and come to a good decision about what to invest in for their health.
Now, what follows is what was originally on this page, which I think says the same thing.
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I'm always slow to call something a scam, because in the end, everyone has their own perspective on the value of a product or service. And if you value something, then you should be welcome to spend your money on it. That's my view.
But I also know that sometimes people are persuaded into seeing a value in something when the value isn't really there. Usually because they don't know where to see the chinks in someone's logic. And I know a lot of Xocai distributors are using the search term "Xocai scam" or calling you into their website for an "honest" review of Xocai, only to try selling you on this so-called healthy chocolate.
On this site, you get unbiased input because I don't sell any of the network marketing chocolates. I do sell a retail chocolate in our health center, but I'm not trying to get you to join a business here. I'm simply trying to provide some education based on my own research, which is my job as a natural health consultant.
That's why this entire website exists.
In fact, I don't consider chocolate to be the first place to sink your money in terms of health supplements. (See my health supplements page.) I only know that a lot of people WANT to spend some money on chocolate every month. And if you're going to anyway, you might as well get one that can really do your body some good.
Xocai has been presented as a healthy chocolate because cacao -- from which chocolate is made -- is in fact a very healthy food. It is an excellent source of anti-oxidants and magnesium, in addition to providing many other valuable nutrients.
My big issue with Xocai is that the cacao they use is NOT organic (click here to learn why that may be important) and it's loaded with sugar (25% to 39% for Nuggets and Power Bars respectively). Sugar leads to many health problems, including problems with weight and blood sugar. Then they tell people that it's good for diets and and diabetics. I disagree.
(Yes, Xocai uses fructose rather than sucrose. This is a BIG improvement over sucrose, but it is still sugar [New Note: which can cause many problems in the body] and still spikes blood sugar 2 to 3 times more than natural, healthy sugar alternatives.)
In fact, if you don't require your chocolate to be organic and you don't mind the sugar, you can get "healthy chocolate" bars with less sugar and therefore more cocoa content for far less money because they're sold through retail. [New Note: Although it will be glucose, which is worse than the fructose used in Xocai.]
So in this sense, I may not consider Xocai chocolate a scam in the sense of fraud. But I don't consider it a good value. Because of its multi-level marketing (MLM) nature, Xocai is expensive, plain and simple. Yes, it tastes good by the way ... but so does most chocolate.
If you want to really invest some money in chocolate, then here's where my bias comes in: get the healthiest available -- you can do so and STILL spend less than you would on Xocai each month. No, you won't get a "business opportunity," but if that's what you're spending your extra money on, then part of what you're paying for is a business. And everyone getting into it should know that.
If you want a business opportunity that will help to address some of the world's most serious health issues -- including obesity, diabetes, arthritic problems, and more -- I invite you to visit the income opportunity page.
[Final New Note: this was written prior to my understanding of how Xocai is processed, which preserves many of the nutrients in cacao and does offer a nice benefit in this way over most chocolates.]
