Beverages · Property-derived

Cocoa

Also called: cacao, kakao, unsweetened cocoa, drinking cocoa

Bitter and stimulating — clears Kapha and lifts a heavy mood in small amounts.

How Cocoa affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Cocoa on each dosha
Dosha	Suitability	Notes
Vata	Use sparingly	Can raise Vata — go easy when Vata runs high.
Pitta	Use sparingly	Can raise Pitta — go easy when Pitta runs high.
Kapha	Balancing	Calms Kapha — favour it when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Bitter, Astringent, Sweet · Potency: Heating (uṣṇa) · Post-digestive: Pungent · Qualities: Light, Dry, Sharp

Bitter, dry and stimulating, so it unsettles Vata and adds to Pitta; the caffeine/theobromine disturbs sleep.

Stimulant; avoid late in the day, especially for Vata and Pitta.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.